Yamunanagar: The water level in the Yamuna River touches 1,59,757 cusec-mark in Hathnikund Barrage in Yamunanagar Haryana district at 1pm on Wednesday after heavy rain in the water catchment area.
In accordance with irrigation officials Haryana and the Department of Water Resources (IRWD), at Hathnikund Barrage, 70,000 water levels CUSEC is considered a low-scale flood, between 1.25 lakh to 2.50 lakh as a medium-scale flood and exceeded 20.50 lakh cusec as a flood Out there the level of danger.
A sudden increase on the surface of the water on the river can cause a situation such as flooding in several Haryana districts, including Karnal, Panipat, Sonify and Faridabad.
Usually, water released from Hatrage Hathnikund reaches Delhi in 72 hours.
Deputy Yamunanagar Commissioner (DC) Girish Arora told the media on Wednesday, “The State Disaster Response Team (SDRF) has reached Yamunanagar.
The government is fully ready to overcome any situation.” Arora said that the WhatsApp group added Ex-Sarpanches, NumberDars, Chowkidars, Block Development and Panchayat and Tehsildars were created to exchange information regarding floods in the Yamuna River and other seasonal rivulet areas.
An Irwd official claimed it was the highest water level recorded during this rainy season.
“The water level in Yamuna was recorded at 19,852 cusecs at Hathnikund Barrage at 1 morning on Wednesday.
This increased by 50,511 cusec at 10am and 1.59,757 at 1pm.
The water began to recede and recorded around 1 lakh cusec at 3 pm.
Rainy season starts from July 1 and ends on September 30 every year, “said Vinod Kumar, an executive engineer in the Water Service Division in Dadupur.