The Delhi government on issued an advisory warning on Sunday that the water level of the Yamuna River may rise above the danger mark in the next two days in Delhi.
The Irrigation and Flood Control Department said the river is expected to cross the 206-metre danger level by 2 am on August 19 and the situation is being closely monitored.
Officials said the situation is under constant watch, and all relevant agencies have been directed to take precautionary measures as the water level is expected to keep rising, potentially leading to a flood-like situation.
The situation is under close observation, officials said, adding that relevant departments have been asked to implement safety measures since the rising water level could result in a flood-like scenario.
Incessant rain over the past few days has caused the river to swell.
An official of the irrigation department here said that all 18 gates of Hathnikund barrage were opened for the first time in this monsoon season, and 1.16 lakh cusecs of water was discharged from the barrage.
The released water typically takes 48 to 50 hours to reach Delhi.
Meanwhile, the Som River in Haryana was also in spate on Sunday following heavy rain in Yamunanagar and neighbouring Himachal Pradesh over the past few days.
The danger of flooding is looming in many villages, such as Paniwala, after a breach in a river embankment on Sunday.
The river was seen flowing over the bridge in Dhanaura village. The bridge connects Haryana's Ranjitpur with Himachal Pradesh.
Besides Yamunanagar, many places in Haryana, including Panchkula, Kurukshetra, and Ambala, were lashed by rain.
In Chandigarh, as the water in Sukhna Lake bobbed near the danger mark on Sunday, one of the lake's three floodgates was opened to release the excess water through the Sukhna choh.
All neighbouring areas were alerted before the floodgate was opened.
Flood gates are generally opened at 1,163 feet, the danger mark.
With inputs from agencies
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