Rain Lashes Delhi As Yamuna's Water Level Remains Above Danger Mark Causing Flood Concerns

Light rainfall hit Delhi on Sunday evening while Yamuna's water level remains above the danger mark and was recorded at 206.26 meters at 3 PM today.

Several parts of Delhi started witnessing light rain on Sunday. ( Image Source :Twitter/ANI Video Screengrab )

Fresh rain hit parts of Delhi on Sunday evening while Yamuna's water level crossed the danger mark and was recorded at 206.26 meters at 3 PM and 206.31 meters at 4 PM today. This comes as the administration is making announcements to vacate low-lying areas after Yamuna's water level crossed the danger mark. In a video shared on news agency PTI’s Twitter handle, the light shower in the national capital's Nizamuddin area could be seen.

VIDEO | Light rainfall hits Delhi. Visuals from Nizamuddin. pic.twitter.com/y75DhbhpCT

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 23, 2023

In a separate video posted by news agency ANI on Twitter, rain started to lash parts of the national capital, including the Pandit Pant Marg.

#WATCH | Delhi: Rain lashes parts of national capital; visuals from Pandit Pant Marg pic.twitter.com/YXubotHwJA

— ANI (@ANI) July 23, 2023

Ahead of the rain, Yamuna's water level crossed the danger mark and was recorded at 206.26 meters at 3 PM on Sunday at Old Yamuna Bridge.

#WATCH | Delhi: Yamuna's water level crossed the danger mark, recorded at 206.26 meters at 3 pm today.

Visuals from Old Yamuna Bridge (Loha Pul) pic.twitter.com/17ib0fHuAk

— ANI (@ANI) July 23, 2023

In view of the rise in Yamuna's water level, the administration is making announcements asking people to vacate low-lying areas as Yamuna's water level crossed 206.31 meters at 4 PM today.

#WATCH | Delhi: Announcements are being made by the administration to vacate low-lying areas as Yamuna's water level crossed the danger mark, recorded at 206.31 meters at 4 pm today. pic.twitter.com/gM6mQR6Hbp

— ANI (@ANI) July 23, 2023

Meanwhile, flood-affected victims continue to take shelter in relief camps as the water level of the Yamuna River increases again. According to ANI, Yamuna's water level crossed the danger mark, recorded at 205.81 meters at 7 am on Sunday.

Revenue Minister Atishi on Saturday said that the Delhi government is on high alert after the discharge of over 2 lakh cusecs of water from the Hathnikund Barrage into the Yamuna. According to Central Water Commission (CWC), the flow rate at the Yamunanagar-located Hathnikund Barrage crossed the 1 lakh-mark at 9 am and oscillated between 2 lakh and 2.5 lakh cusecs between 10 am and 4 pm. 

AAP Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj visited the Wazirabad water treatment plan and said, "The Delhi Jal Board has made embankments & reinforcement at vulnerable spots...Last time, water had seeped into the pumps and three water treatment plants had to be closed...But this time the Jal Board administration was well prepared. People are still residing in the relief camps & the govt has made all arrangements for them..."

North Indian states are reeling under severe monsoon mayhem as roads are flooded, rivers are flowing over the danger mark, and waterlogging is hindering all kinds of commute leaving residents helpless. After wreaking havoc in the hill states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, heavy showers in Maharashtra, and Gujarat have created a flood-like situation in the two states.

Meanwhile, a cloudburst in Ladakh and a fresh spell of rain in Uttarakhand have raised concerns over another alarming rise in the water level of Yamuna in Delhi after the national capital witnessed the worst flooding since 1978 earlier this month.