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Woman Jumps Into Yamuna: A massive search operation began after a woman jumped into the Yamuna river from the Signature Bridge, in New Delhi on Wednesday morning. An eyewitness said that she was with her son at the bridge. The boy approached him and sought help after his mother jumped into the river.

The eyewitness said, "At around 7 am, a woman, along with her son, came to the bridge. The woman jumped, and the son came running to me, asking to save her."

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He said he saw a woman being swept away with the flow of the water.

Yamuna Water Level Declines In Delhi

Meanwhile, the water level of the Yamuna at Delhi's Old Railway Bridge was recorded at 204.96 metres at 6 am on Tuesday. The official said the water level was inching towards the warning mark of 204.50 metres. The water level has been declining after touching the season's highest at 207.48 metres last Thursday. The warning mark for the city is 204.50 metres, while the danger mark is 205.33 metres, and evacuation of people starts at 206 metres.

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With the Yamuna level continuing to recede, locals have started shovelling out mud and silt from their homes that submerged by the floodwaters. The Yamuna breached the danger level last Tuesday, prompting the authorities to halt the movement on the Old Railway Bridge (ORB). However, the Delhi Traffic Police on Monday night opened the bridge for traffic movement after the river receded below the red mark of 205.33 metres,

Tents have been set up on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, near Mori Gate and in Mayur Vihar to temporarily accommodate people evacuated from low-lying areas near the river. Areas like Monastery Market, Madanpur Khadar, and Yamuna Bazar have been flooded, prompting people to shift to relief camps.
(With PTI inputs)