Water level in Yamuna alarming

New Delhi: The water level in Yamuna river is likely to touch warning mark tomorrow with 1.31 lakh cusec water being released from Hathnikund Barrage due to heavy rainfall in the hills. 

An official said that the Flood and Irrigation Department of the Delhi government expects that the released water is likely to reach the national capital by Friday, following which an alert has been sounded. 

The official said the water level in Yamuna was 203.65 on Thursday, which is considered normal in the season. 

“The water level is expected to reach 204.00 on Friday which is the warning level,” official said. The danger mark is 204.83.