NOIDA, July 14 -- The Gautam Budh Nagar administration has directed all departments to complete flood readiness measures, inspect vulnerable locations and keep emergency response systems in place, officials said on Monday.

Directions include inspecting flood control posts, flood shelters and major drains, creating evacuation plans for vulnerable areas and ensuring essential services are equipped to respond in case of an emergency.

According to data shared by the irrigation department, the Yamuna carried a discharge of 6,869 cusecs at Tajewala at 1 p.m. on Monday in Gautam Budh Nagar. At the Okhla barrage in New Delhi, the upstream water level was 201.35 metres against the danger level of 200.600 metres, with a discharge of 10,463 cusecs...