Delhi: Yamuna water level reaches danger mark
Old Railway Bridge in Delhi on Tuesday. According to the Central Water Commission's (CWC) data, the water level has witnessed a steady rise, crossing the danger mark of 205.33 meters to 205.39 meters at 10 pm on Tuesday.
Heavy rainfall in parts of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, has led to a rapid increase in the river's water level. The water level at the Old Railway Bridge was 204.94 m, at 6 pm.
According to the CWC, Yamuna's water level crossed the warning level at 3 pm in Delhi with the level rising to 204.57 meters. The 'warning' level is 204.5 m.
The Central Water Commission (CWC) predicted that the level is set to rise further to 205 m by 5 am on Wednesday. A month earlier heavy rainfall in the river's catchment area caused floods in several areas of the national capital.
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