Sardar Sarovar dam likely to overflow in few hours from now

Ahmedabad

Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam is going to overflow in few hours from now(likely before midnight). Early in the morning today the dam saw water level above 121 meter.The level of water at around noon was 121.68 meter. Overflow will take place at 121.92 meter level.

Narmada dam is witnessing rise in levels for last five days following heavy rain in upstream areas of neighboring Madhya Pradesh state.

The dam site attracts thousands of visitors and traffic jam situation when it overflows. Entire Gujarat gets excited about Narmada dam’s overflow because this dam provides drinking and irrigation water to major part of central Gujarat, Ahmedabad, north Gujarat, Kutch and Saurashtra through very big pipeline and canal network.

– DeshGujarat