Tapi weir-cum-causeway overflows in Surat; 95,000 cusecs discharge from Ukai

Surat: With the continuous discharge of water from Ukai, the largest dam in South Gujarat, the weir-cum-causeway on the Tapi River started overflowing on Saturday. At the causeway connecting Katargam and Rander, water is flowing at a height of 7.70 meters in the Tapi River, which is running bank to bank.

Ukai, which is also the second-largest dam, is receiving an inflow of over 1.1 lakh cusecs of water and has crossed the rule level. The mandated rule level at Ukai is 102.11 meters before September 1st. As of 5 PM on August 24, the water level was at 102.14 meters. At that time, 9 gates of the dam were open by 1.52 meters for the outflow of 95,000 cusecs into the riverbed, while the outflow to the canal was 600 cusecs.

The dam is currently 77.31% full, with a present gross storage of 5,731.85 MCM against the design gross storage of 7,414.29 MCM. DeshGujarat