Following the incessant rainfall, the Delhi Government’s flood and irrigation department issued a warning stating that the Yamuna river’s water level could rise to ‘danger level’ at the Old Railway Bridge in Delhi.
According to a senior official familiar with the matter, the water level on Sunday at 1pm recorded 204.09m at the Old Railway Bridge, while the danger level is marked at 205.33m,
“The warning had been issued for Sunday amid the possibility that the water level can shoot up to the ‘danger’ mark at any point of time,” he said.
“The Delhi flood control room on Sunday reported a discharge rate of around 22996 cusecs from the Hathnikund Barrage at 12pm,” he added.