Overview

• The river reached 205.52 metres at the Old Railway Bridge on Saturday evening, above the 205.33-metre danger threshold.
• Delhi’s warning, danger and evacuation benchmarks are 204.50, 205.33 and 206.00 metres respectively, and evacuations had not begun as of the latest reports.
• Temporary tents and relief camps have been set up on the Delhi–Meerut Expressway and in Mayur Vihar, with thousands from low-lying floodplain areas taking shelter.
• High hourly discharges from upstream barrages drove the rise, including about 58,540 cusecs from Hathnikund, 49,760 from Wazirabad and 53,801 from Okhla reported Saturday evening.
• Authorities continue close monitoring and precautionary measures, noting that upstream releases typically take 48–50 hours to reach Delhi and that this is the third danger-mark breach of the season.