At 6 pm, the water level at the Old Railway Bridge was 204.94 m, above the ‘warning’ level of 204.5 m. The Central Water Commission (CWC) forecast indicated that the level is set to rise further to 205 m by 5 am on Wednesday.
Delhi breaches the danger mark as Yamuna's water level rises again following a surge in discharge from the Hathnikund Barrage into the river after heavy rain in parts of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.
Delhi schools were ordered to be shut on July 17 and July 18, 2023, as per the orders of the DoE. Schools are likely to resume from Wednesday however the Yamuna water level has risen again after Monday. The water level touched 206 metres on Monday at 11 PM. Students are advised to wait for official confirmation on school holiday. , Education News, Times Now
With the water level of Yamuna increasing after a slight dip on Thursday night, the low-lying areas in Delhi continued to witness severe flooding. Waterlogging had submerged the Rajghat, ITO roads making it almost impossible to wade through for the commuters