India, July 24 -- The water level in the Yamuna in Delhi surged by nearly two metres within 24 hours between Tuesday and Wednesday, inching closer to the capital's official warning mark of 204.5 metres. At 5pm on Wednesday, the river peaked at 204.13 metres before dipping slightly to 204.08 metres an hour later, according to data from the Central Water Commission (CWC). The level stood at 202.24 metres at the same time the previous day, data showed.

The sudden rise follows a spike in water discharge from Haryana's Hathnikund barrage, which crossed 50,000 cusecs late on Monday night for the first time this season. Discharge peaked at 54,707 cusecs around 1am on Tuesday. Experts say this inflow typically takes around 48 hours to reach Delh...