Good news: Narmada dam overflows (Video and other updates)
Ahmedabad, 8 August 2012
As predicted on five August by DeshGujarat, Gujarat’s Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam has started overflowing by over 4 meter level, thanks to seven lakh cusec water released from Madhya Pradesh’s Omkareshwar dam. Current water level at dam is above 126 meter. Six power turbines are activated, and power generation is going on in full scale here. It should be mentioned here that with heavy rains in many parts of Madhya Pradesh, 20 sluice gates of country’s biggest dam- Indira Sagar, besides 23 doors of Omkareshwar reservoir – both situated in Khandwa district – were opened on Tuesday.
Update
In another development, south Gujarat’s Ukai reservoir is receiving fresh inflow as over 2 lakh cusec water has been released from Hathnur dam located in upstream area of Ukai.
Updates on Wednesday evening
The dam is overflowing tonight at 128.63 meters, six meters above its height of 121.90 meters. According to officials, around 8,89,382 cusecs of water is being discharged from the dam, of which 8,22,439 cusecs fall directly into sea while remaining 66,943 cusecs flow to six turbines for power generation.
Out of total 74,626 kms proposed canal network of Narmada dam, only 19,885 km of work is completed so far by the state government.
Welcoming the news Chief Minsiter Narendra Modi on his blog said:
“Narmada is lifeline of Gujarat and is held sacrosanct by its people. On the night of 7-8th August 2012 it added waves of joy in our hearts when the Narmada dam began to overflow.”
“This momentous occasion brings a major relief to the areas that are served by the Narmada Canal.”
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I THINK ALL THIS IS VERY GOOD & GREAT NEWS FOR GUJARAT. I ALSO PRESUME VERY GOOD OMEN FOR PEOPLE OF GUJ, & ESPECIALLY FARMERS. JUST SEE THE BENEFIT OF SARDAR SAROVAR NARMADA RESERVOIR & DAM, MUTUAL HELP OF MADHYA PRADESH & GUJARAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE IN BOTH STATES, BETTER THAN KERALA & T.NADU FIGHTING OVER MULLAPERIYAR DAM HEIGHT ETC.
SO MANY ACTIVISTS & POLITICIANS WERE OPPOSING THIS PROJECT BU SINGLE HANDEDLY SHRI MODIJI & HIS TEAM FOUGHT FOR THIS & TODAY CRORES OF PEOPLE ARE BENEFITTED.
I THINK ALL THIS IS VERY GOOD & GREAT NEWS FOR GUJARAT. I ALSO PRESUME VERY GOOD OMEN FOR PEOPLE OF GUJ, & ESPECIALLY FARMERS. JUST SEE THE BENEFIT OF SARDAR SAROVAR NARMADA RESERVOIR & DAM, MUTUAL HELP OF MADHYA PRADESH & GUJARAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE IN BOTH STATES, BETTER THAN KERALA & T.NADU FIGHTING OVER MULLAPERIYAR DAM HEIGHT ETC.
SO MANY ACTIVISTS & POLITICIANS WERE OPPOSING THIS PROJECT BU SINGLE HANDEDLY SHRI MODIJI & HIS TEAM FOUGHT FOR THIS & TODAY CRORES OF PEOPLE ARE BENEFITTED.
didn’t plan to move this extra water send to other part of gujarat like saurastra etc..
we would have save these water if dam hight got extended. but since 2005 this center government stop the extension and gujarat congress just raise unnecessary issue about canal and farmer right..
nice desh guajart. well try to show all technical details. nice to see how the water is flowing from dam to canal and how the water can reach all other part of gujart.
All chief ministers should be congratulated for their work and effort in building Sardar Sarovar Dam.
વ્હાલા મીત્ર , 50 વર્ષ માં તેના નામે માત્ર અને માત્ર પૈસા જ ખવાતા હતા.
આ જે કંઈ થયું છે તે છેલ્લા 10 વર્ષ ની સરકાર ની મહેનત નું પરિણામ છે.
This govt. has definitely worked, but vision by former ministers have brought this project. Koi patrkar mitra ne jara puchjo k Sardar Sarovar nu kaam chaalu kai rite thayu? Paisa to bahu door ni vaat che…
i request Shri Modiji to make as many DVD,s of this wonderful flow of water and send the same to the whole of WATER STARVED INDIA and educate people how promises to the people made are honestly carried out and raise hopes of people of india that one day modiji will bring
water to their lands also
This is slap on face of Medha Patker and her likes. This water will save thousands of villagers from losing their crops and giving drinking water to them.