AMC reduces water level in 8 talavs


Ahmedabad, 2 August, 2014

Getting prepared for the next possible round of heavy rain, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation(AMC) today pumped out water from various talavs in Ahmedabad to prevent overflow.

The AMC employed fire fighter pumps and tractor mounted pumps for dewatering exercise aimed at reduction in levels of water bodies.

These water bodies were completely full of water due to recent rainfall.

By 4.00 pm on 2nd August, levels of water in various water bodies are reduced in following measurements:

Nikol 1.6 ft
Lal Bahadur Shastri 6.9 ft
Bhaipura 1.6 ft
Asarwa 7.2 ft
Naroda 5.6 ft
Saijpur 2.3 ft
Isanpur 5 ft
Vanarvat – Original level restored.