Over 5.50 lakh cusecs release of water from Narmada damNarm
August 17, 2022
Bharuch: At 11 am on Wednesday, August 17, the outflow from Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam in the downstream area was over 5.45 lakh cusecs in river bed of Narmada in addition to over 18,000 cusecs discharge in the canal.
The dam was 85.82 percent full. The inflow from upstream areas of Madhya Pradesh was over 6.54 lakh cusecs. Against the full reservoir level of 138.68 meters, the present water level was 134.38 meters at 11 am on August 17.
The dam, which is considered the lifeline of Gujarat, has designed capacity to store 9460 MCM water, against which it has 8118.80 MCM storage as of 11 am on August 17. 23 gates of the dam are opened in 3.25 meter size for discharge of water. The district administration of downstream areas have alerted the people against venturing into the river bed. DeshGujarat
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