Friday, September 24, 2010

Yamuna River Delhi

By 22nd September 2010, Delhi recorded 289.33 mm rainfall, making it the wettest since 1975. and 8th wettest since 1900.   This has also become the fourth wettest monsoon inrecorded met hstory with 990.7mm rainfall between June 1 and September 21st. 2010.
The Yamuna continued to rise stadily in Delhi, touching  206.78 meters 0n Sept 11 after Hathnikund reservoir had released about 6.07lakh cusec water.   yamuna touched 207.11 metres on wednesday night 22nd Sept. 2010.
thus the city witnessed its worst flood since 1978.  it led to water gushing into many low lying ares in Delhi.
With homes under 5-6 feet water, the residents were put great hardship in some of the low lying ares in Delhi.
We went round Delhi and took photos of the river yamuna. Here are some.



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