The Delhi government has issued a flood warning. The water level of the Yamuna river is expected to go above the danger mark after 29,313 cusecs of water was released from Hathinikund barrage on Monday morning. Officers have been instructed to keep patrolling as well as strict monitoring in low-lying areas. It is reported that since the water level of ORB (Delhi Old Railway Bridge) may cross the danger mark and is likely to exceed 206.50 meters, a advice of the Central Water Commission (CWC) is expected to be issued soon. Therefore, all sector officers are advised to keep strict monitoring in their respective areas and take necessary action in sensitive places, such as warnings to people living within the river embankments and transferred to safe places, “an order from the Delhi government said.
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The statement said that the employees of the police and the forest and forest land protection department will patrol the right and left marginal embankments and monitor sensitive points, regulators/pumps etc. as required. A flood relief camp was set up at Mayur Vihar, Delhi on Thursday, as the water level of the Yamuna river crossed the danger mark on the previous day. Ashok, a resident of Mayur Vihar, told ANI about these flood relief camps, “They have been installed for the people living on the banks of the Tent river; they will come out and stay in these tents when the floods come.” Meanwhile, IMD said on Sunday that India recorded its highest rainfall in decades during August 2025, with many states with extraordinary rainfall.
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Addressing a virtual press conference in the national capital, IMD Director General Mrityunjay Mahapatra stressed that the monsoon activity in the latter half of the month has become stronger again and is expected to continue till September with more rainfall than normal. The IMD Director General said in a press conference, “In August, the whole of India received 268.1 mm rainfall, which is the highest rank since 2001 and the 45th rank since 1901. In August, northwest India received 265.0 mm rainfall, which has been the highest since 2001 and 13th rank since 2001 and since 1901. The third is the highest and the eighth highest since 1901. “