July 22nd 2023.
The Haryana government has recently sounded an alert in several adjoining low-lying areas in the state, due to the rapid increase in water-flow of the Yamuna river. This increase is due to the heavy rains in the region on Saturday. In particular, the water-flow of the river has risen from Saturday's 87.17 thousand cusecs to 2.4 lakh cusecs at Hathnikund barrage in Haryana’s Yamunanagar district on Saturday morning.
For the record, the water-flow between 70,000 cusecs to 1.5 lakh cusecs is considered a "low flood", while 1.5 lakh cusecs to 2.5 lakh cusecs is considered as a "medium flood" and crossing this mark is considered as a "high-flood" situation. Even though all the gates of the barrage were opened as per the guidelines of the Central Water Commission, the water level was expected to recede in later hours due to the decreased rainfall.
The water discharged from Hathnikund barrage would reach Haryana's Karnal district on Sunday and would take around 72 hours to reach Delhi. This is the second wave of rapid increase in Yamuna river in less than a fortnight’s time, as the water flow had reached 3.59 lakh cusecs on July 11, the highest of this year so far. This had caused flooding of more than 60 villages of Karnal and Panipat districts and several other low-lying areas, besides the lower parts of Delhi.
In response to the increased water levels, the authorities have issued an alert in the low-lying areas of the state. Elaborating on the rainfall, the weather department officials said that Panchkula district recorded the maximum 71.5 mm rainfall till Saturday morning, while Ambala district received 14.4 mm of rains and Rohtak received 14.2 mm and Kurukshetra district recorded 12 mm rainfall till Saturday morning. In Punjab, Rupnagar received a maximum of 34 mm rainfall followed by 32.6 mm at Amritsar, 32.8 mm at Gurdaspur and 25.5 mm in Fatehgarh Sahib while Chandigarh received 53 mm rainfall.
At this point, it is important to remain vigilant and be aware of potential flooding in the region. The Haryana government is taking all the necessary precautions to ensure the safety of the people.
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