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Flood Alert In Delhi: Delhi continues to grapple with relentless rainfall, leading to traffic jams, waterlogging, and signs of potential flooding. Visuals from Okhla Barrage show a steady rise in the water level of the Yamuna River.

The Yamuna River level was recorded at 206.83 metres at the Old Railway Bridge (ORB) on Wednesday at 8 am, officials said.

As the river level is expected to rise further, authorities have issued a flood warning, forecasting the water level to reach around 206.90 metres.

"As per current indications, the water level by 7 am on September 3, 2025, is likely to be 206.90 metres, and thereafter, the water level is likely to rise," the flood advisory issued on Tuesday evening had said.

Amid the rising Yamuna levels due to continuous monsoon rains, shopkeepers in Delhi's Monastery Market have begun removing goods from their shops as a preventive measure against possible flooding.

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More than 600 people were evacuated on Tuesday as the Yamuna swelled dangerously close to the danger mark in Noida.

By morning, the river level at Okhla Barrage had climbed to 199.15 metres, just 1.5 metres below the 200.6-metre danger mark and continued to rise steadily. At 7 PM, the water level was recorded at 199.5 metres, with 1,02,444 cusecs of water being discharged at the barrage.

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Officials have warned that the river may breach the threshold overnight due to heavy rainfall in the catchment area and a consistent discharge of over one lakh cusecs from Haryana's Hathnikund Barrage since Tuesday morning. By 10 PM, the discharge was nearing 2 lakh cusecs, raising concerns that the river would remain in spate for at least a few days.

The Yamuna received over three lakh cusecs of water from Hathnikund between 8 AM and 5 PM on Monday, following heavy rainfall in the Himalayas. Typically, the discharge from the barrage remains below 50,000 cusecs.

The flow peaked at 3.23 lakh cusecs by noon on Monday and stood at 2.23 lakh by 11 PM. On Tuesday morning, it dropped below 2 lakh cusecs, dipped further to 1.13 lakh by 8 PM, and then rose again to 1.8 lakh cusecs by 10 PM.

Water released from Hathnikund usually impacts Delhi within 36 to 48 hours.

As the water level rose, people living in low-lying areas were being evacuated by district authorities, and the ORB was closed for traffic.

"The reason for the rising water level is mostly due to the high volumes of water released from the Wazirabad and Hathnikund barrages every hour. The forecast indicates a further increase in the water level," an official from the Central Flood Control Room added.

With Inputs from Agencies

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