Overview

• At the Old Railway Bridge, the river was measured at about 205.35 metres at 8 pm and 205.39 metres at 9 pm on Wednesday, with officials noting a rising trend.
• The Central Water Commission had warned of a breach, and Delhi’s protocol sets 204.5 metres as warning, 205.3 metres as danger, and 206 metres as the evacuation trigger.
• Authorities have deployed boats, issued loudspeaker alerts, and intensified monitoring as the India Meteorological Department forecasts active monsoon conditions for the next four days.
• Large releases from Hathnikund and Wazirabad barrages—reported around 55,800 and 41,200 cusecs per hour—are feeding the rise, with inflows typically taking 48–50 hours to reach the capital.
• Downstream in Prayagraj, the Ganga and Yamuna were less than a metre below the 84.73-metre danger mark on Wednesday, prompting relief camps that now shelter about 1,800 people and the deployment of additional boats.