Overview

• The Yamuna at Delhi’s Old Railway Bridge reached about 205.25 metres on August 16, marking the third breach of the 204.50-metre warning level this season and nearing the 205.33-metre danger mark.
• Hathnikund Barrage releases peaked at 65,861 cusecs on August 14 while current hourly discharges stand at roughly 38,900 cusecs from Hathnikund and 45,620 cusecs from Wazirabad.
• Forecasts of heavy to very heavy monsoon rain in the upper Yamuna basin and the roughly 48-hour delay in downstream transit suggest water levels may continue rising through the weekend.
• Delhi’s Flood and Irrigation Department has begun public announcements in low-lying neighbourhoods and prepared to evacuate residents once river levels exceed the 206-metre threshold.
• Officials, including the central flood-room and state relief forces, have been placed on high alert but maintain that a repeat of 2023’s 208.66-metre flood peak remains unlikely.