Alert Sounded In Delhi As Yamuna Water Level Crosses Danger Mark
Delhi: The water level of Yamuna in Delhi crossed the danger mark at 11 am on Friday, according to Delhi Disaster Management Authority. Following this, the Delhi administration has sounded an ‘alert’ in the national capital.
The water level rose to 205.34 metres at the Old Railway Bridge, crossing the ‘danger mark’ of 205.33 metres amid rains in Delhi.
The water level on the old railway bridge was recorded at 205.34 meters at 11 am. It was 205.22 m at 8:30 am, 205.10 m at 6 am and 205.17 m at 7 am, an official said.
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All the concerned departments have been alerted. An official of the Irrigation and Flood Control Department said that 13 boats have been deployed in different areas and 21 others have been kept on standby.
After more water was released into the river from Haryana’s Hathnikund barrage, the Delhi Police and the East Delhi district administration have started evacuating people living on the Yamuna floodplains in the capital.
These people are being shifted to government shelter homes in the city in the Yamuna Pushta area, the official said.
A flood warning is declared when the Yamuna crosses the “warning mark” of 204.50 metres. A district administration official said the situation was being monitored round the clock.
A meteorological department official said that the river is in spate due to rain in Delhi and upper catchment areas, it may move further as more rains have been predicted in northwest India.
The Meteorological Department has also issued an “Orange Alert” for moderate rain in Delhi-NCR for the third consecutive day on Friday.
According to the Delhi Flood Control Room, the discharge rate from the Hathnikund barrage reached 1.60 lakh cusecs on Tuesday afternoon, which is the highest ever this year.
It usually takes two to three days for the water released from the barrage to reach the capital.
The Delhi government had to launch evacuation and relief operations after the overflowing river submerged many low-lying areas.
In 1978, the river had swelled to the all-time record water level of 207.49 metres. In 2013, it had risen to 207.32 metres.
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