Bharuch: The Narmada River in the city is experiencing continuous inflow, with a discharge of nearly 4 lakh cusecs of water from the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Dam. The water level at the Golden Bridge, located between Bharuch and Ankleshwar over the Narmada River, crossed the danger mark of 24 feet at around 7 PM today. As of 9 PM, the level is at 24.11 feet, compared to 17.38 feet on Sunday night at 11 PM. The warning level of 22 feet was crossed earlier today. Typically, if the level reaches 30 feet, a few thousand people may need to be evacuated from Bharuch city and around a dozen villages.

As per the orders of the district collector, the DEO has announced a holiday in schools across the district on Tuesday as a precautionary measure. DeshGujarat

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