Calm after storm? City limps to normalcy

The week-long outburst of the Yamuna, which threatened to eclipse past records and left large swathes of Delhi and its surrounding region flooded, is set to end as the Yamuna water level inches back towards permissible limits, as it finally fell to 205.32 metres, just short of the danger mark around 10pm on Sunday.

- Aheli Das

On the day, the water level was 205.38m at 7pm, 205.35m at 8pm and 205.33m at 9pm— before it finally fell below the danger mark—according to the Central Water Commission (CWC) data recorded at the Old Railway Bridge, which is considered the benchmark.

To be sure, Delhi's irrigation and flood control (I&FC) department classifies 204.50 metres as the warning level, 205.33 metres as the danger level, and 206 metres as the evacuation mark.

There was steep decline in the water level from Sunday morning.