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The Yamuna river in Delhi is brimming after a rainy July, marking the 22nd rainiest July since 1901 in terms of rainy days.
Despite moderate rainfall volume, consistent rains and upstream water discharge have raised the river close to the warning level of 204.5 metres, prompting concerns as over 50,000 cusecs were released from Hathnikund barrage.
The Yamuna river, the longest tributary of the Ganga, flows from the Yamnotri glacier in Uttarakhand till the Sangam confluence in Prayagraj. It also flows along the capital of India, Delhi.
The river is currently full to the brim after relatively good rains in the month of July 2025.
While July was not a particularly wet month as far as rainfall volume is concerned, it did rain on several days during the month.
According to the Hindustan Times, it rained on 23 of the 31 days of July. It was the “22nd rainiest July month” since 1901 in terms of rainy days.
To add to the rain falling in Delhi, it has also rained upstream in the Yamuna’s catchment areas. The newspaper reported that over 50,000 cusecs of water was discharged from the Hathnikund barrage in Haryana for the first time this season.
The river is close to the “warning level” of 204.5 metres, as on August 1.