India, Sept. 6 -- For the fourth consecutive day, rising waters of the Yamuna have kept thousands of residents in Gautam Budh Nagar away from their homes and fields, forcing them to live in relief shelters even as the discharge at barrages and river levels showed a marginal decline on Friday.

According to district officials, around 3,800 people from more than 40 villages across Sadar, Dadri and Jewar tehsils have been affected. Nearly 2,600 people remain in 15 shelters, where community kitchens are providing meals and medical teams are stationed round-the-clock. So far, 420 relief kits have been distributed, of which Dadri received 160 and Sadar got 260.

Barrage discharges declining

At the Okhla barrage, the discharge stood at 235,550 ...