Overview
- Haryana’s Hathnikund Barrage released a peak 54,707 cusecs on July 22, marking the first breach of 50,000 cusecs this monsoon season.
- Water from Hathnikund takes about 48–50 hours to reach Delhi, where the Yamuna hit 204.13 metres at the Railway Bridge on July 24.
- The current level remains 0.37 metres below the 204.50 metre warning threshold and falls short of the 100,000 cusec trigger for the first flood alert.
- Forecasters warn that continued rain in the upper Yamuna basin could push levels higher or cause oscillations over the next two to three days.
- A Ministry of Jal Shakti panel has proposed raising bridge danger benchmarks, a move critics say ignores siltation and floodplain encroachment issues.