Overview

• The river stood at 204.96 metres at the Old Railway Bridge at 6 am Tuesday, near the 204.50-metre warning level after days above the danger threshold.
• Central Water Commission forecasts show a continuing downward trend, projecting roughly 204.95 metres by Tuesday morning.
• Levels peaked at 207.48 metres last Thursday following massive Hathnikund discharges above 300,000 cusecs; releases have since fallen to about 39,000–44,000 cusecs.
• Delhi reopened the Old Iron Bridge to traffic, access resumed to Yamuna Bank Metro, and cremations restarted at Nigambodh Ghat as waters receded.
• Thousands in relief camps are returning to mud-caked homes to clear silt, while the MCD intensifies vector-control drives and the IMD signals isolated thundershowers.