The water level in the Yamuna river crossed "danger mark" with Haryana releasing more water from Hathni Kund barrage on Tuesday morning. The river was flowing at 205.94 meters, 0.61 meters above the "danger mark" of 205.33 meters, said a PTI report. The water level is said to rise further as Haryana released 1.43 lakh cusec water on Monday evening.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal chaired a high-level meeting of Cabinet ministers and officers of concerned departments to review the preparedness for any situation arising out of incoming excess water in the river. After meeting, he reportedly urged the people living on the Yamuna floodplains and low-lying areas to move to safety. Moreover, vehicular movement on 'Loha Pul', an old iron bridge over the river connecting East Delhi to Old Delhi, was closed in view of the rising water level, as a precautionary measure.