9069 cusec water released from Narmada dam to save crops

The water level in Sardar Sarovar dam is decreasing rapidly. Within a span of only four days it has decreased 1 and a half meter.

With a fear that the paddy harvest will get spoilt due to delayed rain this monsoon, 9069 cusec water has been released in the main canal of Narmada in Gujarat. The water level at this time in the dam is 112.72 meters.

Presently the income of water from the Narmada upstream is only 38,260 cusec and the water level is 112.72 meters, which means the dam is empty by more than 9 meters. Also due to the decrement in water in the dam the power station which usually had the capacity of 1200 megawatt is now running with the capacity of only 200 megawatt.

If the level of water comes near 110.64 meter, it will create a situation in which the power station will totally shut down.