District administration issues alert in Noida after Yamuna level rises about 2 metres

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On Wednesday, the waters level in the Yamuna River rose by 1.85 metres at the Okhla Barrage in Noida, which brings the water level just 0.75 metres short of the danger level, said irrigation department officials..

According to the irrigation departments officials, the downstream level of the Yamuna at the Okhla Barrage was recorded at 199.85m at 5 pm Wednesday, which is 1.85m higher than Tuesdays level recorded at the same time...

BK Sharma, executive engineer, head works division, Agra Canal-Okhla, irrigation department, Uttar Pradesh, said, The danger mark for the Yamuna at Okhla Barrage is 200.6 metres..

An alert has been issued to all these villages that have an approximate population of 50,000, asking people to move to safer areas before the river level breaches the danger mark at the Okhla Barrage, said Manish Verma, district magistrate, Gautam Budh Nagar...

Pradeep Kumar Chaubey, chief fire officer of Gautam Budh Nagar, said, We received information around 3 pm that the river has submerged the floodplains where cowsheds are located, and the cattle of several farmers needed to be rescued..

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