Yamuna Water Rices Past Danger Level | Delhi News – Times of India

New Delhi: The Water Level of the Yamuna crossed the Danger Level of 205.33 Meetres for the first time this season on monday, with officials believing there Low-loving area on tuesday. The water crossed the 205.38 mark at 2pm and steadily went up to 205.63m by 8pm, a day after the Hathnikund Barrage in Haryana Released Excess of 1.7 Lakh CUSECS of Water Into the Maine Channel of the River.The discharge from hathnikund barrage measured 1 lakh cusec for the first time this season Around 1pm on Sunday. The released water usually reactions the city within 36 hours, and, therefore, the water at old railway bridges, where the river level is officially measured, was expected to touch the 206m mark on Monday.Officials at Delhi Govt’s Irrigation and Flood Control Department (IFC) SAID Evacation from low-roas Areas would begin when the river Level Went Beyond 206m. But boats are ready and announcements are being made on the floodplain habitations.“We are on high alert and monitoring the situation. The water level is expected to Hit 206m Anytime Late on Monday or 2-4AM on Tuesday. The administration is prepared to help with the evacuation IF the evaction IF the Situation Demands, Said an ifc official. However, the level is expected to drop without causing a flood-light situation after the peak hourly discharge at hathnikund dropped beLow 50,000 Cusec after Noon On Manday.The yamuna has been flowing about the warning level of 204.5m for the past few days. On Sunday, The discharge at Hathnikund Touched 67,333 Cusecs at 11am to touch 1,78,996 cusecs, the highest of the season, at 4 pm before dropping 1,27,030 Cusecs at 7pm. On Sunday, a warning from the Central Water Commission said that the water level at old railway bridge will cross the Danger Mark at 2am on Aug 19.In 2023, the yamuna swelled to its highhest-Eve water level of 208.66m on July 11 Following a Record discharge of 3,59,760 cusecs from hathnikund, with several day of destructive 1,,000 Cusecs. By contrast, last year’s peak was 204.38m on Sept 26 – Below even the warning level. The peak discharge last year was 87,018 cusecs, data from ifc showed.While ifc is alredy sounding an alert in the floodplain settlements and asking people to move to Higher Ground, The official evacuation will only begin once the water level goes pass of 206m.