Delhi on alert as water levels in Yamuna rise after heavy rains in catchment areas

Delhi administration had sounded an alert in the low-lying areas close to the river floodplains on Tuesday and the situation is being monitored round the clock.

New Delhi: The water level in the Yamuna in Delhi on Thursday rose to 203.37 metres, close to the warning mark of 204.50 metres after heavy rains in the upper catchment areas of the river. The administration had sounded an alert in the low-lying areas close to the river floodplains on Tuesday and the situation is being monitored round the clock, they said. "The water level was recorded at 203.37 metres at the Old Railway Bridge at 10:30 am," an official of the Irrigation and Flood Control Department said.