New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Yamuna river, the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges, is flowing above danger mark on August 19, Tuesday. This comes after all 18 gates of the Hathinikund Barrage in Haryana's Yamunanagar were opened two days ago.

Visuals from Delhi's Old Yamuna Bridge show the overflowing river. Amid possibility of flash floods, the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), National Cadet Corps (NCC) and volunteers are on alert.

Dangerously rising water levels of the Yamuna river in Faridabad prompted district administration to take measures to prevent floods, PTI reported. According to the report, there were plans to release around 60,000 cusecs of water from the Okhla Barrage on August 18 night. Another one lakh cusecs of ...