Yamuna continues to flow near warning mark

August 29, 2020 21:32

The Yamuna was flowing close to the warning mark in Delhi on Saturday, but the water level is expected to recede, officials said.

"The water level was recorded at 204.14 meters at the Old Railway Bridge at 7 pm. It was 204.23 at 10 am and 204.41 metres at 5 pm on Friday," an official of the irrigation and flood control department said.

The warning level is 204.50 metres, and the danger mark is 205.33 metres.

Water was being released into the Yamuna at the rate of 7,862 cusec at 6 pm from the Hathnikund barrage in Haryana's Yamunanagar district. The flow rate was 12,210 cusec cusec at 1 am on Saturday, the maximum in the last 24 hours.

"The flow rate has remained between 8,000 cusec to 25,000 cusec over the last three days, which is not very high," he said.

One cusec is equivalent to 28.32 litre per second.

The water discharged from the barrage, which provides drinking water to Delhi, normally takes two-three days to reach the capital.

The water level rose on Friday due to rains in Delhi and neighbouring areas, he said.

-- PTI

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