Yamuna Water Level: Flood threat looms over Delhi again, Yamuna’s water level beyond danger mark

Once again the threat of flood is looming over Delhi. that’s because Yamuna The water level has again crossed the danger mark. Due to continuous torrential rains for two days, the water level of the river in Delhi has crossed the danger mark of 205.33 metres.

Yamuna’s water level reached 205.39 meters on Tuesday night

According to an official of the Central Water Commission, the water level of the Yamuna near the Old Railway Bridge crossed the warning mark of 204.50 meters at 3 pm on Tuesday and rose sharply to 205.39 meters at 10 pm. He told that it is expected to increase further on Wednesday.

Inflow at Hathinikund barrage recorded at 27,000 cusecs

The official said, however, that the water level of the river in Delhi will not rise till the level of 206.00 meters to start the evacuation operation, provided there is no more rain in the hilly areas. The flow at Hathinikund barrage in Yamunanagar district of Haryana was recorded at 9 pm around 27,000 cusecs, which is considered moderate during the monsoon season.

Flood threat in some places of Delhi

An official of the Irrigation and Flood Control Department of the Delhi government said that low-level floods may occur at some places along the river, but there is no possibility of a serious situation.

Yamuna water had reached a record level of 208.66 meters on July 13.

Delhi had to deal with unprecedented waterlogging and floods in mid-July. Not only this, the water of Yamuna had reached a record level of 208.66 meters on 13 July. Due to floods in Delhi, more than 27,000 people were evacuated to safer places. Crores of rupees have been lost due to the flood. The river continued to flow above the danger mark of 205.33 meters for eight consecutive days from July 10. About 41,000 people live in the low-lying areas near the Yamuna in Delhi. These areas are considered sensitive.

heavy rains in himachal pradesh

Heavy rain is going on in Himachal Pradesh. At least 56 people have died due to this. At least eight houses collapsed and a slaughter house was buried under debris after a landslide in Himachal’s Krishna Nagar area. Two bodies recovered in fresh landslide in Shimla. A total of 19 bodies have been recovered since Monday, out of which 12 have been recovered from the Shiv Mandir site in Summer Hill, five in Fagli and two in Krishna Nagar. He told that more than 10 people are still feared trapped at the Shiv temple site. In view of the heavy rains, schools and colleges have been closed in Himachal till date.

Heavy rain in Uttarakhand as well

It is raining heavily in Uttarakhand as well. State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Tuesday rescued 52 pilgrims who were stranded in Madmaheshwar after a bridge collapsed due to heavy rains. Bodies of three more persons who went missing in landslide and river overflowing incidents were recovered.