Summary:
As the water level in the Sardar Sarovar Dam inches towards Full Reservoir Level (FRL) of 138.68 metres, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said that the state had to contain the water or run the risk of flooding its own low-lying areas. On Friday, the water level was at 137.42 mt mark. "If we don't store the water, we run the risk of flooding the low lying areas in our state." For the first time since stop gates were installed for the dam in 2017 and its height raised that the water touched this level. Gujarat, has on its part, said that it will be following the dam safety manual..