India, Sept. 3 -- The Yamuna was flowing close to the 207-metre threshold and at a season-high of 206.83 metres at 8am on Wednesday, even as the Central Water Commission (CWC) said the water level was expected to stabilise and marginally dip, touching 206.76 metres by 8pm.

The low-lying areas around the floodplains have been inundated. On Tuesday, the Delhi government started evacuating people from low-lying areas. Over 10,000 people moved to 28 temporary camps. The Old Railway Bridge was closed for traffic operations from 4pm.

Data for the last 63 years showed the river has breached the 205-metre mark in 43 of these years, the 206-metre mark in 14 years. The 207-metre mark was crossed in four years, including during the 2023 record flo...