Yamuna Set to Cross Danger Mark

New Delhi: Families living in the low-lying areas near the Yamuna in the national capital are bracing for tough days with the alarming rise in the water level of the river. Authorities in the national capital have started to evacuate families from areas like Gandhi Nagar and Yamuna Bank metro station near Akshardham. On Monday crossed the ‘warning mark’ of 204.50 meters and was set to breach the ‘danger mark’ of 205.33 meters in the evening, forcing authorities to ask people living in low-lying areas to evacuate to safer places. The level started rising near the catchment area on Sunday after water was released from the Hathni Kund Barrage in Haryana’s Yamuna Nagar. (IANS)

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