<p>The water level of the Yamuna in Delhi rose slightly on Thursday morning and the river was flowing precariously close to the warning mark, officials said.</p>.<p>The water level was recorded at 203.68 metres at the Old Railway Bridge at 6 pm on Wednesday. It rose to 203.77 metres at 10 am on Thursday morning, an official of the irrigation and flood control department said. </p>.<p>“The water level is likely to remain below the warning mark of 204.50 metres unless a very large amount of water, at least 2 lakh cusec, is released into the river from the Hathnikund barrage in Haryana's Yamunanagar district,” the official said. </p>.<p>Water was being released into the Yamuna at the rate of 18,111 cusec at 8 am from the Hathnikund barrage.</p>.<p>“The flow rate was 24,994 cusec at 2 pm on Wednesday, the maximum in the last 24 hours,” he said.</p>.<p>One cusec is equivalent to 28.32 litres per second.</p>.<p>The river had swollen to 204.38 metres on Monday, which was just a metre below the danger mark of 205.33 metres.</p>.<p>The water discharged from the barrage — which provides drinking water to Delhi — normally takes 36-48 hours to reach the capital.</p>.<p>Normally, the flow rate at the Hathnikund barrage is 352 cusec, but the discharge is increased after heavy rainfall in catchment areas.</p>.<p>Last year, the flow rate had peaked to 8.28 lakh cusec on August 18-19, and the water level of the Yamuna had hit the 206.60 meter-mark, breaching the danger mark of 205.33 meters.</p>.<p>The Delhi government had to launch evacuation and relief operations after the overflowing river submerged many low-lying areas.</p>.<p>In 1978, the river had swollen to the all-time record water level of 207.49 meters.</p>.<p>In 2013, it had risen to 207.32 metres.</p>.<p>Delhi's Water Minister Satyendar Jain had Monday said the government was ready to deal with any flood-like situation.</p>.<p>The India Meteorological Department has also warned of "heavy to very heavy" rainfall in northwest India, which is likely to increase water levels of the river.</p>
<p>The water level of the Yamuna in Delhi rose slightly on Thursday morning and the river was flowing precariously close to the warning mark, officials said.</p>.<p>The water level was recorded at 203.68 metres at the Old Railway Bridge at 6 pm on Wednesday. It rose to 203.77 metres at 10 am on Thursday morning, an official of the irrigation and flood control department said. </p>.<p>“The water level is likely to remain below the warning mark of 204.50 metres unless a very large amount of water, at least 2 lakh cusec, is released into the river from the Hathnikund barrage in Haryana's Yamunanagar district,” the official said. </p>.<p>Water was being released into the Yamuna at the rate of 18,111 cusec at 8 am from the Hathnikund barrage.</p>.<p>“The flow rate was 24,994 cusec at 2 pm on Wednesday, the maximum in the last 24 hours,” he said.</p>.<p>One cusec is equivalent to 28.32 litres per second.</p>.<p>The river had swollen to 204.38 metres on Monday, which was just a metre below the danger mark of 205.33 metres.</p>.<p>The water discharged from the barrage — which provides drinking water to Delhi — normally takes 36-48 hours to reach the capital.</p>.<p>Normally, the flow rate at the Hathnikund barrage is 352 cusec, but the discharge is increased after heavy rainfall in catchment areas.</p>.<p>Last year, the flow rate had peaked to 8.28 lakh cusec on August 18-19, and the water level of the Yamuna had hit the 206.60 meter-mark, breaching the danger mark of 205.33 meters.</p>.<p>The Delhi government had to launch evacuation and relief operations after the overflowing river submerged many low-lying areas.</p>.<p>In 1978, the river had swollen to the all-time record water level of 207.49 meters.</p>.<p>In 2013, it had risen to 207.32 metres.</p>.<p>Delhi's Water Minister Satyendar Jain had Monday said the government was ready to deal with any flood-like situation.</p>.<p>The India Meteorological Department has also warned of "heavy to very heavy" rainfall in northwest India, which is likely to increase water levels of the river.</p>