Flood waters recede near Bharuch

Surat/Bharuch: Water level in Narmada river near Bharuch is rapidly decreasing as discharge from the Sardar Sarovar Dam has reduced.
Compared to Tuesday night’s discharge of eight lakh cusec, the discharge of water from the dam reduced to 1.14 lakh cusec.
At the same time, water level at the Sardar Sarovar Dam is steadily rising. By Wednesday evening, it recorded the level of 133.88 metres, said P C Vyas, director of Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited (SSNNL).
The water inflow from upstream on Wednesday evening was 2.15 lakh cusec. The outflow has been reduced so that more water can be stored in the dam.
The Iive storage in dam is currently 4093.30 million cubic metres (MCM) and it will further increase in coming days. “Overall rainfall in catchment area of upstream has reduced and thus inflow is less,” said Vyas.
Around 6,000 people of 21 villages of Bharuch district were shifted to safer location as water level at Golden Bridge crossed 35.75 feet mark on Tuesday night. The level however reduced to 29 feet late on Wednesday evening.