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Yamuna Drops Below Evacuation Mark, Flood Alert Persists in Delhi

Officials cite continued upstream releases expected to keep levels elevated.

Overview

  • At 8 am Sunday, the Yamuna measured 205.56 metres at the Old Railway Bridge, below the 206.00-metre evacuation mark but still above the 205.33-metre danger level.
  • Low-lying neighbourhoods remain inundated, with relief tents set up along the Delhi-Meerut Expressway and in Mayur Vihar, and some camps themselves waterlogged.
  • Flood control officials reported discharges of about 51,335 cusecs from Hathnikund and 73,280 cusecs from Wazirabad, with a 48–50 hour travel time to Delhi.
  • Evacuations and boat rescues continue as police and disaster officials urge people not to return to flooded homes, even as some residents attempt to salvage belongings.
  • Punjab is facing severe flooding, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Gurdaspur on Tuesday to review relief efforts.