NEW DELHI: The water level of the Yamuna river on Monday rose to 204.38 metres, perilously close to the danger mark. Looking at the situation, Delhi’s Water Minister Satyendar Jain said the government is ready to deal with any flood-like situation.
According to officials, 5,883 cusec water was released from the Hathinikund Barrage in Haryana’s Yamunanagar district at 8 am, which lead to rise in water levels. One cusec is equivalent to 28.317 litre per second.
Meanwhile, the national capital is likely to receive more rainfall as monsoon trough is very likely to shift northwards and will remain very close to Delhi NCR during evening of 25th to 28th August, as per the weather forecast IMD.
Under influence of this, convergence of lower-level easterlies from Bay of Bengal and south-westerlies from the Arabian Sea will takes place over northwest India. The water level of the river was recorded at 204.38 metres at 8 am, which is just below the danger mark of 205.33 metres. At 3.30 pm on Monday, the water level was at 204.32 metres, officials said.
‘Govt fully prepared’
Satyendar Jain said the government was keeping a close watch and was fully prepared to deal with any flood-like situation. “We have a flood-control system ready and it will be activated when any the situation demands it,” he said. The government has a plan ready for the areas along the Yamuna, right from Palla village to Okhla