Yamuna Water Level Breaches Danger Mark Again

The Yamuna water level in Delhi exceeded the dangerous level once again on Wednesday, just hours after dropping below the threshold, amid rains in the national capital and the upper reaches of the river.

The Central Water Commission's data showed the water level reached 205.48 metres at 8 am. It is expected to rise to 205.72 metres by 6 pm.

The flow rate at the Hathnikund barrage saw a marginal rise on Tuesday afternoon, oscillating between 50,000 and 60,000 cusecs. It dropped to around 39,000 cusecs by 7 am on Wednesday. One cusec is equivalent to 28.32 litres per second.

As several parts of the country continue to grapple with a flood-like situation, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an alert for rainfall for several states for the next few days.

"Light, moderate Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy rainfall is very likely over Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, East Rajasthan during 19th-23rd; Himachal Pradesh on 20th & 21"; West Rajasthan on 19th July 2023. Isolated very heavy rainfall also very likely over Uttarakhand during 21' - 22nd and over East Rajasthan on 22nd July," IMD said.