More room in Ganga for flow from Narora dam, Haridwar

  • | Thursday | 20th July, 2017

KANPUR: To accommodate the excess water being released from Narora dam and Haridwar , over 1.07 lakh cusecs of water was released from the barrage into the downstream of Ganga on Wednesday. Till a few days back, the water level in Ganga downstream was around 110 metre mark. This increase in water was due to the continuous release of water from Haridwar and Narora dams. In the past few days, more water is being released into the Ganga downstream. However, there is no immediate threat of flood in the low-lying areas in the industrial city though water level has certainly increased at the city ghats.

KANPUR: To accommodate the excess water being released from Narora dam and Haridwar , over 1.07 lakh cusecs of water was released from the barrage into the downstream of Ganga on Wednesday. In the past few days, more water is being released into the Ganga downstream. On Tuesday, 89,218 cusecs of water was released.The regular release of water from the barrage into the downstream would add to the water level in the low-lying areas in Allahabad and Varanasi. However, there is no immediate threat of flood in the low-lying areas in the industrial city though water level has certainly increased at the city ghats. The released water has given a fresh lease of life to the ghats which otherwise wore a deserted look.On Wednesday evening (at 4 pm), the water level in the upstream of Ganga was flowing at 112.72 metre and in the downstream, Ganga was flowing at 111.75 metre mark. Till a few days back, the water level in Ganga downstream was around 110 metre mark. This increase in water was due to the continuous release of water from Haridwar and Narora dams. The danger level at the barrage is 115 metre.Sources in the irrigation department informed that following heavy rainfall in hills the river had substantial amount of water in Haridwar but the authorities at Narora dam were emptying the dam to accommodate fresh water.The sources also informed that while 30,657 cusecs of water was released into Ganga on Wednesday, 39,439 cusecs of water was released from Haridwar which is expected to reach Kanpur in a week's time. Meanwhile, a whopping 1.20 lakh cusecs of water which was released into Ganga last week is likely to reach Kanpur in the next couple of days. TOI had reported about it last week.An official of irrigation department informed that all 30 gates of the barrage had been opened last week itself to allow smooth passage of water from the upstream into the downstream. The gates continued to remain open on Wednesday as well.

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