A view of the rising water level of the Yamuna at the Old Yamuna Bridge on Thursday.
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The water level of the Yamuna which was above the ‘warning mark’ of 204.5 metres in the early hours of Thursday gradually receded below it during the day, according to Central Water Commission (CWC) data.
“About 65,000 cusecs of water was released from the Hathnikund Barrage (upstream of Delhi) around 3 p.m. on Thursday but it fell to 61, 736 cusecs by 7 p.m. It takes about 36 hours for the water from Hathnikund to reach Delhi depending on various conditions, so there might be an increase in the water level tomorrow,” a Delhi government official said. However, there is no official forecast, he added.
The CWC also did not have a forecast for Delhi.
While the Yamuna had breached the ‘warning mark’ on Wednesday evening, it was still below the ‘danger mark’ of 205.33 metres. People are evacuated from low-lying areas when the water reaches 206 metres.
Published – August 15, 2025 03:27 am IST
