• The River Yamuna in Delhi swelled to 207.55 metres on July 12, breaching its all-time record of 207.49 metres set in 1978.

• As a precautionary measure, the Delhi Police imposed section 144 CrPC in flood prone areas of the national capital. Section 144 CrPC prevents unlawful assembly of four or more persons and public movement in groups.

• Delhi recorded a rapid increase in the Yamuna water level over the last three days.

• The sharp rise in water level was due to continuous rainfall in the upper catchment areas and saturated soil from heavy precipitation in Delhi and nearby regions over the weekend.

• Northwest India saw incessant rainfall over three days from July 8, with many areas in Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan recording heavy to extremely heavy rains.

• This has resulted in overflowing rivers, creeks and drains that have massively damaged infrastructure and disrupted essential services in Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab.

River Yamuna

• The River Yamuna originates from the Yamunotri glacier, 6,387m above mean sea level, at the Bandarpoonch peak in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand. 

• The catchment of the river extends to states of Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh and the entire Union Territory of Delhi. 

• The river flows 1,367 km from its origin to its confluence with the River Ganga at Allahabad. 

• The main tributaries joining the river include the Hindon, Chambal, Sind, Tons, Giri, Dhasan, Betwa and Ken.

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