After the water level reached 206.24 meters on Tuesday, people living in the nearby areas were evacuated.

The danger mark of the river is 205.33 meters.

On Monday, the water level stood 203.58 meters, breaching the danger mark in the wake of the heavy rain that pounded the national capital.

In 1978, Delhi witnessed a flood when 7 lakh cusecs of water was released from the Hathni Kund Barrage, causing the Yamuna river level to cross 207.49 meters at the old bridge.

In 2013, 8 lakh cusecs of water was released following which the water level reached 207.32 meters, but it did not result in a flood.

In 2019, 8.28 lakh cusecs of water was released. The level reached 206.6 meters, again without causing a flood.

On July 9, 45,000 cusecs of water was released from the Hathni Kund Barrage into the Yamuna River.

Later that night, an additional three lakh cusecs of water was released, with around 2.5 lakh cusecs of water eleased on Monday morning.

On Tuesday, at around 8 a.m., around 3.21 lakh cusecs of water was released from the Hathni Kund Barrage into the Yamuna.

On Wednesday, more water was released into the river, after which the water levelreached 207.1 meters in Delhi.
 

Delhi records min temp of 26.6 degrees, light rain predicted

The minimum temperature in Delhi on Wednesday was recorded at 26.6 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season's average, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting light to moderate rain for the day.

The weatherman has predicted generally cloudy sky, adding that the maximum temperature is expected to hover around 34 degrees Celsius.

The relative humidity at 8.30 a.m. on Wednesday morning was recorded at 88 per cent.

"Light to moderate intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of isolated places of Delhi (Bawana, Seemapuri, Pashchim Vihar, Kashmiri Gate, Rajauri Garden, Red Fort), NCR during next two hours," the IMD said in a tweet at around 9.20 a.m.