New Delhi | The water level in the Yamuna River in Delhi on Wednesday now crossed 208 metres, which is three metres above the danger level, causing a stretch of the Ring Road to become submerged. At the Old Railway Bridge, the water level was recorded at 208.05 meters. The Central Water Commission had predicted […]
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Liquor flows down Yamuna in Haryana town, tipplers make merry
Chandigarh: Liquor flowing down the Yamuna was too tempting a catch for some people in a Haryana town to ignore, despite the river’s swollen level. Some residents of Radaur town in Yamunanagar district jumped into the river to lay their hands on plastic bottles of country-made liquor floating in it. Police officials told IANS that […]
Toxic Delhi: Now Yamuna’s frothy foam shocks all
New Delhi: Pictures of thousands of devotees in Delhi offering Chhath prayers standing knee deep in toxic foam in Yamuna river has not only shocked the national capital but the entire world. Engulfed in heavy smog, as the Chhatt devotees over the weekend walked into the white froth, one could have almost mistaken it for […]
Yamuna continues to flow above danger mark in Delhi – 2 min read
New Delhi: The Yamuna continued to flow above the danger mark at 206.44 metres at 6 p.m. on Wednesday but with the water level not rising any more. The river breached the danger mark of 205.33m on Monday night, and the authorities were expecting the level to go up to 207m by Wednesday. However, the waters […]
Yamuna again crosses danger mark in Delhi
New Delhi : Almost two weeks after the water level in the Yamuna here receded, the river again started swelling up on Tuesday and has breached the danger mark to touch 205.15 meters. Delhi may witness a flood-like situation as 174,072 cusec water was released from Haryana’s Hathnikund barrage on Monday. On Tuesday, 48,716 cusec […]
Yamuna in spate, 3,000 people shifted
New Delhi : The Yamuna, already flowing above the danger level in the capital, is expected to swell further on Tuesday as authorities in Haryana will release more water from Hathnikund barrage following incessant rains in the neighbouring states. Over 3,000 people living in the low-lying areas of the national capital have so far been […]
Old Yamuna Bridge closed to traffic
New Delhi : The old Yamuna Bridge, connecting north Delhi to east Delhi, has been shut as the water level of the Yamuna river here rose beyond the danger limit on Sunday. “The order for closing the bridge was issued by the Delhi Police at 8.25 p.m. after the water level reached 205.52 metres,” a […]
Evacuation on as Yamuna continues flowing above danger mark
New Delhi : Over 1,000 families have been evacuated from the low-lying areas near the Yamuna till Sunday morning as the river continued flowing above the danger mark in Delhi. The level of the river rose to 205.46 meters on Sunday after water discharge from Haryana’s Hathnikund Barrage and continuous rainfall in the region. It […]
Yamuna crosses danger mark, evacuation begins
New Delhi : Water released from Haryana’s Hathnikund added to the continued rains have led the Yamuna river to breach its danger-level mark here on Saturday. Preparations are now on to evacuate people residing in low-lying areas. The Yamuna river’s water level in Delhi crossed the warning mark of 204.83 metres by 10 a.m., an […]
Falling into Yamuna after car-hit on DND flyway, biker goes missing
New Delhi : A man riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle went missing early on Sunday after he was flung into the Yamuna river when his bike was rammed by a speeding car from behind on the DND (Delhi Noida Direct) flyway, police said. While the motorcycle rider had not been traced till the filing of the […]