Residents of villages along the Yamuna river have been advised not to go near the river or let their animals venture near it a government official told IANS here.
He said officials of various departments in Yamunanagar Kurukshetra Karnal Panipat and Sonipat districts have sounded the alert.
The water level at the Hathnikund barrage -- which provides drinking water to New Delhi -- along the Haryana-Uttarakhand border had also risen in the morning.
The Yamuna river passes through Yamunanagar Karnal and Panipat districts in Haryana before entering New Delhi.
The Met has predicted that Haryana s neighbouring hill states would continue to experience heavy rains for the next two days.
--IANS vg/mag/sed
