India, Sept. 1 -- Delhi's Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) department issued two flood warnings on Monday, with the peak hourly discharge crossing the 3 lakh cusecs threshold for the first time this season at Haryana's Hathanikund barrage. Yamuna in Delhi, measured at the Old Railway Bridge (ORB), was flowing at 204.87 metres at 12pm. It was forecast to touch 206.50 metres in the next 36 to 48 hours, the latest order by the I&FC department said. Evacuation in the Yamuna floodplains begins when the water level crosses 206 metres.

"The first warning is issued when the peak hourly discharge crosses 1 lakh cusecs, and a second warning is issued when the discharge is 3 lakh cusecs. The 3 lakh threshold was crossed at 8 am, and until noon, ...