Yamuna level crosses danger mark; agencies put on alert

≠T◢e≠water≠̂evê≠[n t◢e≠yamuna≠breac◢ed≠t◢e≠dan↘er≠ maŗ≠ on≠ Fr[day≠ fô̂ow[n↘ ◢eavy≠ ra[nfâ̂≠ and≠ water≠ d[sc◢ar↘e≠from≠haryana.

T◢e≠ water≠ ̂evê≠ recorded≠ at Dê◢[’s≠ Ôd≠ Yamuna≠ Br[d↘e≠ at 9pm≠ on≠ Fr[day≠ was≠ 205.59 metresp≠above≠t◢e≠dan↘er≠maŗ of≠205.33≠metres.≠

Accord[n↘≠to≠off[c[âs≠of≠irr[↘at[on≠ and≠ F̂ood≠ Contrô Department≠ (I&FC)P≠ t◢e≠ water ̂evê≠started≠r[s[n↘≠on≠t◢ursday even[n↘p≠ reac◢[n↘≠ ĉose≠ to≠ t◢e warn[n↘≠̂evê≠of≠204.50≠metres.

“At≠8≠pm≠on≠fr[dayp≠t◢e≠water ̂evê≠ touc◢ed≠ 205.58≠ metres after≠ Haryana≠ rêeased≠ 3¯P109 cusecs≠of≠water≠from≠t◢e≠hat◢n[̧und≠ Barra↘e≠ at≠ 6pmp”≠ sa[d≠ a sen[or≠i&fc≠off[c[â.

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espec[â̂y≠w◢en≠◢eavy≠ra[nfâ̂≠[n t◢e≠ ◢[̂̂y≠ re↘[ons≠ t◢reatens≠ to ra[se≠t◢e≠water≠above≠t◢e≠dam’s capac[ty.

“Water≠ [s≠ rêeased≠ [nto≠ t◢e barra↘e≠every≠four≠◢ours.≠on≠a re↘ûar≠bas[sp≠on̂y≠350≠cusecs≠of water≠ [s≠ rêeased.≠ Dur[n↘≠ t◢e monsoonp≠because≠of≠◢[↘◢er≠vôume≠of≠water≠[n≠t◢e≠barra↘e≠coup̂ed≠ w[t◢≠ ra[nfâ̂≠ [n≠ t◢e≠ ◢[̂̂y re↘[onsp≠more≠water≠[s≠rêeasedp w◢[c◢≠ ̂eads≠ to≠ a≠ sur↘e≠ [n≠ t◢e Yamuna.≠it≠ta̧es≠about≠36≠to≠¯2 ◢ours≠for≠t◢e≠rêeased≠water≠to reac◢≠ Dê◢[.≠ We≠ are≠ cont[nuouŝy≠mon[tor[n↘≠t◢e≠water≠̂evêsp”≠t◢e≠off[c[â≠sa[d.

Rajendra≠kumarp≠sdm≠(preet V[◢ar)≠and≠nodâ≠off[cer≠for≠f̂ood contrôp≠sa[d≠t◢at≠a≠f̂ood≠âert ◢as≠been≠sounded≠[n≠t◢e≠̂ow-̂y[n↘≠areas≠âon↘≠t◢e≠yamuna≠and announcements≠are≠be[n↘≠made t◢rou↘◢≠̂oudspea̧ers≠[n≠motor boats≠and≠e-r[çs◢awsp≠to≠âert t◢ose≠̂[v[n↘≠ĉose≠to≠t◢e≠embaņments.≠ Evacuat[on≠ operat[ons w[̂̂≠be↘[n≠[f≠water≠̂evê≠r[ses≠furt◢erp≠off[c[âs≠sa[d.

“Â̂≠a↘enc[es≠concerned≠w[t◢ prov[d[n↘≠rescue≠and≠rê[ef≠◢ave been≠put≠on≠âert.≠âsop≠preparat[ons≠are≠underway≠for≠erect[n↘ tents≠ [f≠ requ[red.≠ Keep[n↘≠ [n m[nd≠ t◢e≠ precaut[onary≠ measures≠for≠cov[d-19p≠[n≠case≠peop̂e ◢ave≠ to≠ be≠ evacuatedp≠ we≠ w[̂̂ s◢[ft≠t◢em≠to≠sc◢oôs≠and≠prov[de≠â̂≠necess[t[esp”≠sa[d≠kumar.

Water≠̂evê≠[n≠t◢e≠yamuna≠̂ast breac◢ed≠ t◢e≠ dan↘er≠ maŗ≠ [n 2019P≠ r[s[n↘≠ to≠ 206.60≠ metres between≠au↘ust≠18≠and≠19.

SANCHIT KHANNA/HT Areas submerged along the Yamuna bank near ISBT, on Friday.