By IANS,
New Delhi : The water level in the Yamuna river Wednesday was 205.77 metres, 94 cm above the danger mark, and may see a slight rise again, an official said.
An official of the Irrigation and Flood Control department said the water level will remain constant for sometime before rising again to 205.82 metres. The danger level of the Yamuna river is 204.83 metres.
The official said the maximum discharge of water from Haryana’s Hathnikund barrage Wednesday was around 53,464 cusecs. “Right now, we can say that the situation is nowhere near dangerous,” he added.
Low-lying areas like Garhi Mandu, Usmanpur Pushta, Jagatpur village and Shastri Nagar are some of the places inundated and people evacuated have not yet returned to their homes, officials said.
The rising Yamuna flooded several parts of the capital Saturday, with over 2,000 people evacuated from east and north Delhi. The water level in the river stood at 206.49 metres Sunday, 1.66 metres above the danger mark.