The water level in Yamuna continues to be above the danger mark, at 206.56 metres, on Monday morning. Fearing another flood, the Delhi administration had instructed people to leave low-lying areas.
The water level on Sunday night was 206.44 metres, following which the Northern Railway suspended operations through the old Yamuna bridge (Old Loha Pul). The route between Delhi and Shahdara will also be suspended, it added.
The Central Water Commission’s (CWC) data showed the water level rose from 205.02 metres at 10 pm on Saturday to 205.96 metres at 9 am on Sunday which rose to 206.42 meters at 9 pm.
Besides Delhi, UP is at the receiving end of Yamuna's rising water level, which has crossed the danger mark at Mavi in Muzaffarnagar and Prayag Ghat in Mathura. The Sharda River is also flowing near the danger mark at Palia Kalan in Lakhimpur Kheri, PTI added.
The Hindon River in Noida, a tributary of Yamuna, is also in spate causing water to spill over to low-lying areas. Over 50 people were rescued from Karhera village located on the banks of the Hindon in Ghaziabad. The Hindon River has also breached the embankment near the city forest.
Landslide
#WATCH | Maharashtra: Restoration work underway after a rockslide on Mumbai-Pune Expressway near Adoshi tunnel. No casualties or injuries reported: Expressway Police officials (23/07) pic.twitter.com/KEdyDBlZNi
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Traffic via the Mumbai-Pune Expressway near Adoshi village in Raigad district was disrupted on Sunday night following a landslide. The landslide took place around 10.30 pm, in which nobody was injured, he said.
"The landslide badly affected the three lanes of the expressway towards Mumbai as rocks and mud blocked the path. After the incident, the traffic towards Mumbai was stopped," he said. A JCB machine, around 25 dumpers were pressed into service to clear the route and police as well as personnel of other agencies are at the spot, he added.
Orange alert for Gujarat
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an 'orange' alert for Gujarat, stating the state was expected to receive "heavy to very heavy rainfall" on Monday. It also predicted heavy to very heavy rains in a few places with isolated extremely heavy rainfall in Devbhumi Dwarka, Rajkot, Bhavnagar and Valsad districts.
Though water receded from flood-battered Junagadh, the city continues to receive rainfall. It recorded 241 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending at 6 am on Sunday, causing waterlogging in several parts.
Two national highways, 10 state highways and 300 rural roads were closed in Gujarat on Saturday due to flooding, and the traffic resumed at places where water receded, they said.
