India, Sept. 5 -- New Delhi

Areas along the course of the Yamuna continued to reel from inundation on Thursday too, two days since the 206-metre mark was breached in Delhi for the first time this monsoon, but there was some respite as data from the Central Water Commission (CWC) started showing a downtrend on the day, with the water level stabilising.

At 6am on Thursday, the Yamuna touched the highest level this season, of 207.48 metres. It remained at 207.48m until 7am, but then fell to 207.46m by 11am. By 7pm on Thursday, the water level at the Old Railway Bridge, which is considered the benchmark, fell to 207.42m and maintained it until 8pm. By 10pm, the water level receded to 207.4m.

The warning level of the Yamuna is 204.5m and th...