Trains stopped on Old Railway Bridge as Yamuna recedes.

NEW DELHI: On Monday, the Yamuna river in Delhi continued to flow more than a metre beyond the danger limit of 205.33 metres, causing the authorities to halt rail traffic on the Old Railway Bridge.

At 5 o’clock in the afternoon, the Central Water Commission reported that the water level at the Old Railway Bridge was 206.30 metres. The level was 206.56 metres between 5 and 7 in the morning, 206.54 metres at 8 in the morning, and 206.47 metres at lunchtime.

According to the commission, the water level will drop to 206.22 metres by Tuesday at two in the morning.

After reaching an all-time high of 208.66 metres on July 13, the river’s water level at the Old Railway Bridge has been hanging close to the danger mark ever since. After a spike in water release from the Hathnikund barrage in Haryana due to heavy rain in some areas of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, it crossed the danger mark once more on Sunday.

According to a railway official, the increase in water level has caused trains to stop moving across the bridge. “The route between Delhi and Shahdara will remain suspended, and trains will be diverted via New Delhi,” the source added.

According to officials, the current relief and rehabilitation efforts in the low-lying flood-affected regions of the national capital are expected to be impacted by the rise in the river’s water level.

The water level surged from 205.02 metres at 10 p.m. on Saturday to 206.57 metres at 3 a.m. on Monday before beginning to decrease once more, according to statistics from the Central Water Commission.

Cattle were observed stuck close to the Old Railway Bridge’s barricades as the river’s water level climbed. The cattle were transported from a cow shelter in the nearby low-lying region to the Old Railway Bridge.