India, Sept. 8 -- New Delhi

The week-long outburst of the Yamuna, which threatened to eclipse past records and left large swathes of Delhi and its surrounding region flooded, is set to end as the Yamuna water level inches back towards permissible limits. On Sunday, the water level was 205.38m at 7pm, according to the Central Water Commission (CWC) data recorded at the Old Railway Bridge, which is considered the benchmark.

To be sure, Delhi's irrigation and flood control (I&FC) department classifies 204.50 metres as the warning level, 205.33 metres as the danger level, and 206 metres as the evacuation mark.

There was a steep decline in the water level from Sunday morning. The water level was at 205.62m at 6am on Sunday, which fell to 20...