The river’s water level at the bridge has been hovering around the danger mark, after reaching an all-time high of 208.66 metres on July 13
New Delhi: The Yamuna in Delhi flowed more than a metre above the danger mark of 205.33 metres on Monday, July 24, with authorities suspending the movement of trains on the Old Railway Bridge (ORB, a report in The Tribune, Chandigarh, says.
The water level of the river at the bridge has been hovering around the danger mark, after reaching an all-time high of 208.66 metres on July 13.
On Sunday it crossed the danger mark again following a surge in the discharge from the Hathnikund barrage into the river after heavy rain in parts of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.
“The route between Delhi and Shahdara will remain suspended and trains will be diverted via New Delhi,” a raiilway official said.
The increase in the river’s water level is expected to impact the ongoing relief-and-rehabilitation work in the flood-affected low-lying areas of the capital, officials said.
Very heavy rain warning issued for Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana
Meanwhile, the IMD has issued heavy rain warning for Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
It also issuedheavy to very heavy rain warning for Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka.
1,457 villages still affected by floods, fresh alert for Patiala
Another report says 1,457 villages remain affected by floods even as fresh alert was sounded in Patiala due to rain in catchment areas in the Shivalik Hills.
A government spokesperson said 19 districts were affected by floods, including Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Faridkot, Hoshiarpur, Rupnagar, Kapurthala, Patiala, Moga, Ludhiana, SAS Nagar, Jalandhar, Sangrur, SBS Nagar, Fazilka, Gurdaspur, Mansa, Bathinda and Pathankot.
Ropar officials said 35 mm rain was recorded today and the people were advised to avoid going near rivers. Officials said the water level in the Bhakra Dam was 1,651.49 feet against its optimum level of 1,680 feet. “There was no need to panic as everything is under control,” said BBMB officials.
Heavy rain lashed Gurdaspur and Taran Taran districts over the past 24 hours with flood water from the Ravi flowing across the border into Pakistan, threatening to enter the main building of the Kartarpur corridor.
The situation is particularly grim at Dera Baba Nanak. Officials said all efforts were being made to prevent water from entering residential areas in Dera Baba Nanak, Batala and Gurdaspur.
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