NOIDA, Sept. 6 -- For the fourth consecutive day, rising waters of the Yamuna have kept thousands of residents in Gautam Budh Nagar away from their homes and fields, forcing them to live in relief shelters even as the river levels showed a marginal decline on Friday. According to district officials, around 3,800 people from more than 40 villages across Sadar, Dadri and Jewar tehsils have been affected. Nearly 2,600 people remain in 15 shelters, where community kitchens are providing meals and medical teams are stationed round-the-clock. So far, 420 relief kits have been distributed, of which Dadri received 160 and Sadar got 260. At the Okhla barrage, the discharge stood at 235,550 cusec on Friday, a drop from Thursday's 254,478 cusec when the river level had touched 200.60 metres, the danger mark. At the Hindon barrage, the discharge reduced to 6,189 cusec on Friday from 6,487 cusec a day earlier, while the water level came down slightly to 199.950 metres from Thursday's 200 metres. "The discharge and water levels at both the Okhla and Hindon barrages have shown a decline compared to Thursday. At Okhla, the discharge has come down to 2.35 lakh cusec from over 254,000 cusec, and the level has also reduced slightly from the danger mark. A similar trend is visible at Hindon Barrage. This indicates that the pressure on the river system is easing, and we expect a further reduction in the coming days if there is no fresh heavy rainfall upstream," said BK Singh, executive engineer, irrigation. District magistrate Medha Roopam said the administration was monitoring the situation round-the-clock and had made adequate arrangements at shelters. "The administration is monitoring the situation round-the-clock, and rescue operations are being carried out in affected areas. Adequate arrangements for food, drinking water, sanitation and medical support have been made in all shelters," she said. "Residents are urged not to venture near rivers or drains and must not pay heed to rumours. In case of any emergency, they should immediately contact the control room numbers, which are active 24x7. Updated assessments will determine the next course of measures," she added. For rescue operations, 19 flood posts have been set up-six in Sadar, eight in Dadri and five in Jewar. Teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) and fire services are actively engaged in evacuations. On Friday, NDRF evacuated 44 people from Sector 151 (Sadar tehsil) and Jhuppa village (Jewar tehsil), while SDRF rescued 40 people from low-lying areas. PAC and fire service teams remain deployed at Sector 135 and Dankaur, officials said. The prolonged displacement has begun to weigh on families. "We have been at the shelter for three nights now. The food is there, but how long can we live like this?" asked Ram Kishan, a farmer from Jewar, whose cattle have been shifted to the animal camp at Sector 135's green belt. To ensure animal safety, a dedicated cattle camp has been set up along Pusta Road in Sector 135, where 1,471 cattle have been moved to safe enclosures so far....