Yamunanagar, Aug. 18 -- Due to the rising water level of the Yamuna River, all eighteen gates of Hathinikund Barrage were opened. It was for the first time during this season that the Barrage gates were opened.

Several rivers in India are recording rising water levels, including the Ganga.

Vijay Garg, Executive Engineer of the Irrigation Department, informed that 1.78 lakh cusec of water has come into the river due to heavy rainfall, resulting in a rise in the water level.

"1.78 lakh cusec of water has come into the river after the recent rainfall. This is the highest water level of this season", Garg said.

Earlier, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a Tehsil-level Nowcast for Haryana and Punjab, predicting thunderstorms...