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Bhupendra Patel, Gujarat CM offers prayers, Narmada river, Sardar Sarovar Dam (Express Photo by Bhupendra Rana)
The Ukai Dam successful Tapi territory of South Gujarat was filled to capableness connected Tuesday, reaching the information level of 345 feet, with dense inflow of rainwater from precocious catchment areas.
Sources said that the inflow of h2o into the Ukai dam connected Monday evening was 11,124 cusecs. The outflow has been maintained astatine 800 cusecs done canal web for irrigation intent portion 10,324 cusecs had been discharged done hydro powerfulness generation. At 100% capacity, the full h2o successful the dam is 7,414.29 Million Cubic Meters (MCM) astatine present.
Talking to The Indian Express, Superintending Engineer of Ukai Dam Hemant Chaudhary said, “In the existent monsoon season, which started from June 1, till date, the dam has received inflow of 12396.81 MCM water; of this, 7,645.87 MCM h2o has been discharged till date. Among the full h2o released successful the existent monsoon season, 214.64 MCM was discharged done canals for irrigation portion 2126.37 MCM was discharged done hydro powerfulness procreation and 5304.86 MCM done gates, which straight reached Tapi driver.”
He further said, “We person stored capable h2o successful the dam for usage successful industries, irrigation, drinking purposes and others. The monsoon play volition proceed till October 15. If we get much h2o from the Upper catchment areas successful Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, we volition discharge each the incoming water. As we person crossed the 345-feet level of h2o successful the dam, determination is thing to interest about. The dam has the capableness to store h2o up to 351 feet.”
On Tuesday, until evening, nary rainfall was witnessed successful the bulk of talukas successful South Gujarat, but Palsana (27 mm), Navsari (23 mm), and Jalalpore
(46 mm).
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