The water degree of the Yamuna River in Delhi was recorded at 206.31 metres until 4 pm on Sunday.
Delhi rains: Even as parts of Delhi nonetheless proceed to grapple with a flood-like scenario resulting from swollen Yamuna, rain lashed several parts of the nationwide capital on Sunday night. Visuals from Pandit Pant Marg present individuals witnessing a spell of rain.
Earlier, the Yamuna River in Delhi crossed the danger mark as soon as again following a surge in discharge from the Hathnikund Barrage into the river, rising the probabilities of one other spell of floods within the capital. The water degree of the Yamuna River within the National Capital was recorded at 206.31 metres until 4 pm on Sunday, crossing the danger mark.
Meanwhile, bulletins are being made by the administration to vacate low-lying areas. Earlier within the morning the water degree of the Yamuna River within the National Capital was recorded at 205.81 metres, marginally above the danger mark of 205.33m.
As per the Central Water Commission, the water degree stood at 205.81 at 7 am right this moment, up from 205.7m recorded earlier a number of hours in the past. Due to an increase within the water degree of the Hindon River in Noida, several homes had been submerged within the low-lying areas on Saturday. The police reached the spot on Saturday and issued an alert relating to the scenario.
WATCH | Delhi: Rain lashes parts of nationwide capital; visuals from Pandit Pant Marg pic.twitter.com/YXubotHwJA
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“Water entered some houses in the low-lying areas…as a precautionary measure, people have been evacuated to a safer place. The situation is normal at the moment and we are monitoring the water level and spreading awareness about it,” mentioned, Sureshrao Kulkarni, Additional Commissioner of Police.
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After July 13, the Yamuna had been receding regularly after reaching an all-time excessive of 208.66 meters however there have been marginal fluctuations within the water degree during the last two-three days. The water degree dropped beneath the danger mark at 8 pm on July 18 after flowing above the edge for eight days.
The river breached the danger mark at 5 pm on July 10, resulting in in depth flooding of the nationwide capital. Due to the rise within the water degree of the river, several locations in Delhi grappled with water-logging and flood-like conditions.
