Narmada dam site was never like this before

Bharuch, 21 August 2011

It is for the first time that Gujarat’s Narmada dam is overflowing with 1.5 meter height of water level above the dam. Due to Sunday and Janmashtami(Monday), thousands of tourists are visiting the dam site to witness this amazing scene.

The administration has deploy a medical team and 108 ambulance. Moreover as many as 125 jawans of Gujarat Industrial Security Force(GISF), 88 district police jawan from Narmada district, 2 DySP, 2 Circle Police Inspector, 2 Police Inspector, 9 Police Sub Inspector, 150 State Reserve Police(SRP) jawans are presently deployed at nine different points of Narmada dam site. This massive security arrangement will continue till 23 August.

Seven new ticket counters are opened at Kevadia colony’s helipad to tackle extra ordinary rush of tourists.

Meanwhile in another interesting development, Narmada district police has moved a proposal to start 20 tourist buses that would cover 22 km route of nine points of tourist interest on and around the Narmada dam site. According to District police chief Divy Mishra, once operated such bus service would end the situation of traffic jam on Narmada dam road. Such service will also be helpful in preventing entry of common vehicles. Recently four persons died after a car jumped into Narmada canal by accident just next to the dam site. A bus service would also prevent repeat of such incidence.