Yamuna rises further,threat of floods looms

Officials from Flood Control Department said water level may go up further as Haryana has released nearly 39,000 cusec water into the river today which is likely to reach the city later tonight.

The neighbouring state had released 80,000 cusec of water into Yamuna yesterday while two lakh cusec of water was released on Wednesday.

Authorities have so far evacuated nearly 2,000 people from low-lying areas along the river and set up 169 relief camps to provide shelter to them.