India, Aug. 18 -- The hourly discharge of Yamuna water in Haryana's Hathnikund barrage crossed the 100,000 cusecs threshold on Sunday, for the first time this season. The Central Water Commission (CWC) has therefore warned that a significant rise in the water level is likely till Tuesday.

The forecast by CWC suggests that the water level is likely to touch 205.70 metre at 8pm on Monday and 206 metre by 2am on Tuesday. "The above forecast may further be affected with the releases from Wazirabad and Okhla barrages," CWC said in a flood advisory issued on Sunday.

The Yamuna River in Delhi was flowing above the "warning" level of 204.5 metre on Sundayand is likely to cross the "danger" level of 205.33 metre in the next two days.

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