Yamuna level rises to 207.71m, water enters Delhi's Ring Road

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The water level of Yamuna has risen to a record 207.71m in Delhi, with floodwater entering the Ring Road in several areas, including Kashmiri Gate and Majnu ka Tila..

The green belt along the bank of the Yamuna River has been completely flooded as the water level of Yamuna continues to rise.I). Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has, meanwhile, sought the central government's intervention to limit the speed with which the water from the Hathinikund barrage in Haryana is being released..

In a letter to Union home minister Amit Shah, Kejriwal said the water level in Yamuna is rising despite no rains in Delhi in the last two days and pointed to abnormally high volumes of water being released by Haryana at Hathnikund barrage..

The chief minister noted that the previous highest level in Yamuna was recorded in 1978 at 207.49m when the national capital witnessed a major flood situation..

With the water level already reaching 207.71m at 4pm, the flood situation is likely to worsen in Delhi..

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