Overview

• The river reached 205.79 metres at 8 am Tuesday at the Old Railway Bridge, after rising past the 205.33-metre danger mark on Monday afternoon.
• A Central Water Commission advisory had projected a possible rise to 206.00 metres around 2 am Tuesday, though officials said by morning the level had not exceeded that threshold.
• All 18 gates of the Hathnikund Barrage were opened with season‑high discharges peaking around 1.78 lakh cusecs, and officials cited sustained releases of over 100,000 cusecs for about 12 hours.
• Delhi activated a central flood control room, deployed 14 boats, and conducted site inspections as Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said any inundation would be confined to the floodplains.
• Water has entered parts of the Yamuna floodplain, including Yamuna Bazar, and authorities have warned residents along the riverbanks to prepare for evacuation, with 2023’s 208.66-metre peak noted as the recent extreme.