Over 2,000 individuals from alongside Narmada banks in Bharuch have been shifted final month (File)
Ahmedabad:
Over 9,000 individuals have been shifted to safer locations in Gujarat’s Bharuch, Narmada and Vadodara districts with the Narmada river swelling resulting from heavy influx from upstream dams, officers mentioned on Tuesday.
The depth of showers decreased in the course of the day, however within the final three days, rain-related accidents claimed 12 lives within the state, mentioned Commissioner of Reduction Harshad Patel.
With steady influx of water from upstream dams, primarily the Indira Sagar in Madhya Pradesh, the water stage of the Sardar Sarovar Dam (SSD) on the Narmada has now reached 133 meters towards its high stage of 138.68 meters, he mentioned.
As per an official launch, 10.70 lakh cusec (cubic foot per second) water is being discharged into the river by opening 23 of SSD’s 30 radial gates.
Because of this, the extent of the Narmada has risen considerably in the previous couple of days and water has now began coming into low-lying villages on its banks in Narmada, Vadodara and Bharuch districts, Mr Patel instructed reporters in Gandhinagar.
“We now have shifted 9,794 individuals from 49 villages in these three districts to date,” the reduction commissioner mentioned.
The state authorities mentioned the water discharge within the Narmada can be curtailed after 10 pm on Tuesday because the outflow from Indira Sagar dam has been diminished from 11.40 lakh cusec to 7.40 lakh cusec.
After a heavy spell for 3 days, the rain took a break on Tuesday with solely gentle to reasonable showers recorded in some elements of Gujarat.
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