Yamuna’s Water Above Danger Mark, but Level on the Decline | Delhi News – Times of India

New Delhi: The water level in the yamuna river is slowly dropping in the city, but continued to be about the Danger Mark of 205.33 Metres at Old Railway Bridge on TuesDay Evening. The level reacted this monsoon’s peak of 205.95m at 4am on tuesday, almost touching the evolution mark of 206m. However, as the discharge at Hathnikund Barrage Dropped Consistent, The Yamuna Level in Delhi Dropped, Too, Reaching 205.77m at 12pm, 205.72m at 3pm and 205.63m at 8pm. The discharge at hathnikund also remained beLow 50,000 cusecs and studs at 39,976 at 8pm.The Central Water Commission has forecast the yamuna water level in Delhi to Drop Further and Reach even below the warning mark of 204.5m by Wednsday. According to the forecast, it may reach 204.49m by 8pm on Wednsday. On tuesday, the administration evacuated some residents from low-waiting area, including Mayur Vihar Vihar Floodplain and Yamuna Ghat. These areas, in proximity to the river, got flooded with knee-deep water by the afternoon, prompting the authorities to initiating evaction.Earlier on Monday, the Yamuna Level in the Danger Level of 205.33m for the first time this season, with the officials expecting the levels to rain in certain low-waiting affection on tuesday. On Monday itself, the water level crossed 205.38m at 2pm, which further Increased to 205.63m at 8pm. The Yamuna Levels in the City Started Rising A Day after Hathnikund Barrage Released An Excess of 1.7 Lakh Cusecs of Water into the Main Channel of the River Around 4PM on Sunday.The discharge at the barrage in haryana exceded 1 Lakh Cusecs Around 1pm on Aug 17 for the first time this monsoon season. The excess water release usually impacts the level of the river in Delhi within 36 hours of its release. The Yamuna Level at Delhi’s old railway bridge thus started Soaring and was expected to touch the 206-metre mark just after the midnight on monday.In 2023, the yamuna swelled to its highhest-ever water level of 208.66m on July 11 Following a Record discharge of 3,59,760 cusecs from hathnikund, with Several Days Abovera CussaCs. Last year’s peak was 204.38m on Sept 26 – Bell even the warning level. The peak discharge last year was 87,018 cusecs, data from the irrigation and flood control department showed.