Yamuna Delhi Breaches Danger Mark, Evacuations On

The Yamuna bridge in Delhi was close to rail and vehicular traffic after the water crossed the danger line as a result of the city’s recent severe rains. On Monday night, considerably sooner than expected, the river in Delhi passed the 205.33-meter danger mark.

On Tuesday morning, officials said that Delhi’s Yamuna River had also risen above the 206-meter evacuation threshold, forcing residents of flood-prone regions to move to safer locales.

At the time this report was being wrote, water had reached several locations near Kashmere Gate in Yamuna Bazar, reaching knee-deep levels in others.

Rail movement over the old Yamuna bridge was temporarily suspend beginning at 6 am, according to a Tuesday morning announcement from Northern Railways. Road traffic was also stop a little while afterwards.

By 6 am on Tuesday, Haryana had released more water into the river from the Hathnikund barrage in Yamunanagar, as shown by the flood-monitoring portal run by the Central Water Commission (CWC), raising the water level at the Old Railway Bridge to 206.28 metres. The river is anticipate to reach a height of 206.65 metres by Tuesday afternoon before progressively falling.

Although a catastrophe similar to a flood is improbable in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stated that the city government is ready to handle any emergency. According to Kejriwal, once the river crosses the 206-meter threshold, people would begin to be evacuated from low-lying districts.

The evacuation process began on Monday night due to floodwaters entering affected areas. The Hathnikund barrage’s flow rate increased to 3 lakh cusecs, causing water to take two to three days to reach Delhi. The Delhi government issued a flood warning, instructing authorities to stay vigilant and take action in vulnerable areas.