India, Sept. 2 -- The national capital on Tuesday woke up to a threat of severe flooding as many parts of NCR were submerged into the flood water near the banks of Yamuna as the river flown beyond the danger level.

Following the heavy rain in Delhi-NCR, the Yamuna river crossed the danger mark of 205.33 meters while the officials alerted that it may increase to 206.50 metres till late evening of Tuesday.

This comes after a huge volume of water was released from the Hathnikund barrage in Haryana adding to the risk of flooding in low-lying parts of the city.

Due to the rising water level in the river, the Shahdara authorities have announced that public movement on the Loha Pul will be banned from 5 pm today.

Meanwhile, commuters have su...