New Delhi: The Yamuna water level in Delhi rose to 203.74 meters on Thursday, close to a commemoration sign of 204.50 meters after heavy rain in the water catchment area over the river, officials said.
The city government has realized vigilant in lowland areas close to the river floodland on Tuesday with Haryana spending more water into the river from a series of hatnikund.
The irrigation and flood control department has maintained a boat to be alert and the situation is being monitored all the time, said an official.
“The water level was recorded at 203.74 at the Old Railway Bridge at 8pm.
It was 203.37 meters at 10:30 a.m.,” said the official.
The danger level is 205.33 meters.
Flood warnings are stated when Yamuna crosses the “warning sign” 204.50 meters.
The river is located in the Spate due to rain in Delhi and the upper water catchment area, he said, adding that the administration anticipates water levels may rise further.
“The disposal level at Barrage Hathnikund peaked up to 1.60 lakh cusecs on Tuesday afternoon, this year’s highest so far,” the official said.
Water thrown away from a series usually takes two-three days to reach the capital.
Haryana has released water from a series of YumananAgr-located at the level of 85,879 cusecs at 10 am on Thursday.
At 8pm, the flow rate was 25,839 cusecs.
Usually, the flow rate on the Hathnikund barrage is 352 cusecs, but the discharge increases after heavy rainfall in the catchment area.
One Cusec is equivalent to 28.32 liters per second.
Water levels can rise further because there are rain predictions in the catchment area, the official said.
In 2019, the flow rate had peaked to 8.28 lakh cusec on August 18-19, and the surface of the Yamuna had reached a sign of 206.60 meters, violating a danger sign of 205.33 meters.
The Delhi government must launch evacuation operations and assistance after the river overflows soak many lowland areas.
In 1978, the river had swelled to the water level of recording of the time of 207.49 meters.
In 2013, it has increased to 207.32 meters.