Water Released From Hathinikund, Yamuna Crosses Danger-Mark

A portion of the Nigambodh Ghat in east Delhi was flooded on Monday as the Yamuna river breached the danger mark in Delhi in the evening, officials said. The pyres facing the river have turned into islands as Yamuna waters entered the ghat, even as a few people went on with the last rituals of their family members. "Water from the Yamuna has entered the front portion of the ghat, where a few pyres are located. These pyres are out in the open and used generally by people from hill states, who follow their own rituals," a senior EDMC official said.