The threat of floods is looming large over Delhi once again with Haryana releasing 7 lakh cusecs of water into the Yamuna on Sunday.
The amount of water discharged broke the 32-year-old record when 7,09,000 cusec water was discharged at Tajewala on September 3, 1978, officials said.
The water from the river entered agricultural land in 22 villages in the district, damaging standing crops.
The flood water has reached Karnal and Panipat districts and is likely to reach Sonepat.
The Haryana government has sought assistance of National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) for rescue operations in the state.
Meanwhile, the flood situation in neighbouring Punjab continued to remain grim with heavy in-flow of water in Sutlej river submerging villages in Ropar Patiala, Ludhiana and Anandpur Sahib.
All major reservoirs in the state, including the Bhakra dam, are full to the capacity due to heavy rains in hills.
This is the maximum one-time release of water ever from the Hathinikund barrage in Yamunanagar and has sent the level of the Yamuna above the danger mark.
The water released from Hathinikund will reach Delhi in the next 72 hours, posing a threat to areas such as Okhla, Usmanpur and Yamuna Bazar.
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