Yamuna's water level rising, breaches danger mark again

The water level of the Yamuna inched past the danger mark of 205.33m to 205.8m on Wednesday, just 11 hours after falling below that point, prompting authorities in Delhi to urge people who have moved back into their homes along the river’s floodplains to vacate and take shelter in rescue camps.

- Alok KN Mishra

Officials said the river was swelling due to rain in its catchment area in northern states. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)
Officials said the river was swelling due to rain in its catchment area in northern states. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)
Officials, however, insisted that there was no immediate cause for concern and said the Yamuna was swelling largely due to rain in the river’s catchment areas in northern states.

The Capital also received only trace amounts of rain on Wednesday, allowing more parts of the city to dry up and authorities to clean up sludge-caked streets.

The Yamuna’s water fell below the danger mark to 205.3m at 10pm on Tuesday — the first time in eight days that the river had gone below the danger mark. However, after the water level increased on Wednesday, Delhi government officials asked district-level authorities to ensure that people living along the river’s embankments are advised to move to relief camps.