Level at Golden bridge may touch 31ft, Narmada dam overflowing at record break 129.52 meter level

Bharuch/Surat/Ahmedabad, 2 August, 2013

The scene at Narmada dam is spectacular today. Thanks to 8 lakh cusec water released from Omkareshwar dam in Madhya Pradesh yesterday, the Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam is now overflowing above 129.47 meter(at 2.00 pm) level. This is the highest level the dam has witnessed ever.

Gora bridge is submerged and Rajpipla-Kevadia road is closed for traffic. Some low lying areas of Bharuch town are likely to submerge later today. The local administration is on alert for any eventuality. People from 24 villages are being shifted to safer place according to district Collector. In Chanod, three ghats are submerged.

According to district Collector, water level at Golden bridge in Bharuch is 27 ft at 2.00 pm(danger level 25 ft) and it may cross 31 ft today.

Narmada waters today cross danger level and touched Kuber Bhandari mandir in Karnali. Kabir vad has been closed for visitors.

In another developments, thanks to extra water released from Hathnur dam, gates of Ukai dams in south Gujarat are opened to maintain rule level. In north Gujarat, the gates of Kadana dams are opened for water release. Such situation has occurred due to extra water released from Bajaj Sagar dam.

In Ahmedabad, water is being released from Vasna barrage. 16 villages in down stream areas are alerted following this.

Due to heavy rain in Amreli district, Lathi state highway was closed for traffic, local rivers Vadi thebi and Gangadia were flooding. This situation delayed several trains.