Summary:
A scene at the Old Iron Bridge, as water level at the Yamuna crosses the danger level mark on July 28 in New Delhi. Moorthymore-inOver 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 water discharged from Hathnikund barrage, which provides drinking water to New Delhi, normally takes 72 hours to reach the city. Heavy rains continued to lash many parts of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, with authorities releasing more water at Haryana’s Hathnikund barrage during the day. “More water is being released from the barrage every hour, which will have an impact on the water level of the river here..