Yamuna nears danger mark in Delhi, officials on alert for flood-like situation
The situation is being monitored and all the agencies concerned have been asked to take precautionary measures in case of a flood-like scenario.Citing the flood department, the PTI report said that the Hathnikund and Wazirabad barrages are releasing around 36,000 cusecs and 44,320 cusecs of water every hour, respectively.The water released from the barrages generally takes between 48 and 50 hours to enter Delhi.Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the capital will see a generally cloudy sky with spells of rain on Sunday. Yesterday, Delhi received spells of rain throughout the city with the minimum temperature settling at 25 degrees Celsius, 1.5 notch below the season's average, the weather body said. A relative humidity of 90 per cent was recorded at 5:30 pm, the weather office said.Independence Day celebrations were dampened by rain on Friday, which was followed by a torrential downpour the day before that led to traffic jams and several roads submerged. On Thursday, the capital received 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.- EndsTune InMust Watch
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