Bhruch: District Collector of Bharuch on Saturday informed that 2 lakh cusecs water is going to be released from Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam from 6 am on Sunday, August 11. The district collector added there’s no possibility of the level of water in river Narmada touching the danger mark. The district collector however cautioned the people to avoid the low lying areas on the bank of the river.

Meanwhile at 12 midnight, the level of water in Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam was 134.21 with storage at 85.27% and inflow of over 3.88 lakh cusecs against outflow of over 55,000 cusecs. The full reservoir level in Narmada dam is 138.68 which was achieved last year on September 17. DeshGujarat

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