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The Delhi govt warned that the Yamuna River’s water level could rise above the danger mark due to incessant rain. Precautionary measures are being taken as flooding risks increase.
Notably this is the third time the Yamuna river has crossed danger level
The Delhi government on Sunday issued an advisory warning that the Yamuna River’s water level could rise above the danger mark in the next two days.
According to the Irrigation and Flood Control Department, the river is expected to cross the 206-metre danger level by 2 am on August 19, and the situation is being closely monitored.
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Officials said the situation is being closely monitored, with all relevant agencies instructed to take precautionary measures as rising water levels could trigger a flood-like situation.
Officials said the situation is being closely monitored, with departments directed to take safety measures as the rising water level may lead to a flood-like situation.
Incessant rain over the past few days has caused the river to swell.
All 18 gates of the Hathnikund barrage were opened for the first time in this monsoon season, and 1.16 lakh cusecs of water were discharged from the barrage, Money Control cited an official of the irrigation department as saying.
The released water typically takes 48 to 50 hours to reach Delhi.
Meanwhile, the Som River in Haryana swelled on Sunday after heavy rainfall in Yamunanagar and adjoining Himachal Pradesh over the past few days.
The danger of flooding is looming in many villages, such as Paniwala, after a breach in a river embankment on Sunday.
The river was seen overflowing a bridge in Dhanaura village, which connects Haryana’s Ranjitpur with Himachal Pradesh. Apart from Yamunanagar, several areas in Haryana, including Panchkula, Kurukshetra, and Ambala, also received heavy rainfall.
As the water in Sukhna Lake bobbed near the danger mark on Sunday in Chandigarh, one of the lake’s three floodgates was opened to release the excess water through the Sukhna choh.
All neighbouring areas were alerted before the floodgate was opened. Flood gates are generally opened at 1,163 feet, the danger mark.
(With inputs from agencies)
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