Heavy rain lashed most parts of north India, triggering flash floods in Jammu and Kashmir and pushing up water levels in rivers of Punjab and Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh resulting in flooding of many low-lying areas.Some parts of the national capital experienced light to moderate rains this morning. According to the Met Office, there are possibilities of light rains during the day also in some areas. The minimum temperature has been recorded at 25.6 degree Celsius which is three degrees above normal. Residual water logging from the previous day has caused traffic jams in various parts of the city. According to Delhi Traffic Police, vehicular movement has been diverted on Shantivan-Rajghat bypass while the Hanuman Setu near ISBT has been closed for traffic. The rail traffic has been restarted on Old Yamuna Bridge. The bridge was closed for road and rail traffic yesterday after the water level in Yamuna river rose dangerously.Meanwhile, the Yamuna continued to flow above the danger mark. Authorities said they were prepared to tackle any eventuality. The water level had touched 205.96 metres last evening. Currently, over 1,400 people are taking shelter in the169 relief camps set up in various places near low-lying areas near Yamuna in east Delhi. Around 200 people were evacuated from the banks yesterday. Incessant rains triggered flash floods in Rajouri and Kathua districts of Jammu and Kashmir. In Jammu region, Tawi, Chenab, Sanglad, Charsu, Basantar, Khanetar and Ujh rivers are in spate flooding low-lying areas.According to Chandigarh Met department , rains lashed Ludhiana, Moga,Pathankot, Shahpur Kandi in Punjab while in Haryana, Gurgaon, Hisar,Rohtak, Bhiwani and Panchkula received showers. In Punjab, several villages had been put on alert in Ludhiana and Ferozepur districts in view of the rising waters of the Sutlej river.Officials said Sutlej had submerged vast tracts of agricultural land in Ferozepur district. In Haryana, 2.5 lakh cusecs water was released into the Yamuna river from Hathni Kund barrage near Yamunanagar yesterday due to heavy rainfall in catchments areas in Himachal Pardesh and Uttarakhand. Residents of several villages along the Yamuna river embankments in Haryana's Panipat, Sonepat and Karnal districts have already been put on alert in view of the swollen river. In Uttar Pradesh continuous rain for last three days in many areas and release of water from different barrages made the flood situation grim. The adjoining areas of Ghaghara river is worst affected. While Gaghra river is flowing above the danger mark in many places the other rivers Sharda, Rapti, Boodi Rapti, Gandak, Ramganga rivers are also flowing above the danger mark in many places and marooned (submerged) hundred of villages and thousands of Acres of agricultural land. Continuous rise in water level in Gaghra and Sharda and other associate rivers over dozen of districts from Dvipatan, Gorakhpur, Basti,and Faizabad are worst affected. More than forty villages have been marooned in Basti district. Gaghra is flowing about 90 centimeter above the danger mark in Basti. While 26 villages in Tarabganj and carlangang tehasil in Gonda districts have been evacuated due to flood. Meanwhile the central water commission has said that water has been released from Narora, Tazewala, Okhla and Banbasa barrages during last twenty four hours. The central water commission said that due to this also rivers water levels are rising however Ganga and Yamuna is still flowing below the danger mark except Ganaga at Narora in Bulandshahr district. Flood furry continues in Bihar . Kosi, Bagmati and Gandak rivers are in spate. Water of the river Gandak entered low lying areas of Bagaha town forcing the residents to move for safer places. AIR Patna correspondent reports that apart from Bagaha other seven North Bihar districts have come under the grip of floods.The worst affected among them are West Chaparan, Gopalaganj,Sheohar,Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi, Supaul and Saharasa.Sudden heavy discharge from the hilly rivers from Nepal are causing floods in the state. Jawans of Natinal Disaster Response Force( NDRF) have rescued over one thousand affected people including Bagaha SP and other officials to safer place. These officials were on duty in rural areas when flood water suddenly rushed into and around the place where they were camping. Rail traffic on Narkatiyaganj-Gorakhpur section has been paralysed following floods.Vehicular traffic on Bagaha-Balmikinagar road has been stopped as knee deep water is flowing on the road. The state government has instructed the District Magistrates of flood affected districts to distribute relief material among the victims immediately.