Surat: Hundreds of residents of Parvat village continue to live under fear as the water level in Meethi Khadi was still flowing above the danger mark on Saturday.Official sources said Vambay Awas and Saraswati Vidyalaya in Parvat village were still under five feet of water with the creek flowing at 7.65 metre mark for the third consecutive day.The water level suddenly increased in the morning from 7.70 metre to 7.90 metre, much above the danger mark which is 7.25 metre for the creek.Officials of Limbayat municipal zone immediately rushed to the site to monitor the situation. After some time, the water level in the creek came down slightly at 7.65 metre.Sources said the creek water was not flowing down to the sea due to high tide of Asadi Beej on Saturday. Once, the sea starts accepting the creek water, the water level in the creek would come down considerably.Bhairav Desai, executive engineer of Limbayat zone, said, “The water level in Meethi Khadi is stable at 7.65 metre, which means there is no fresh inflow of water in the creek. Meanwhile, electricity supply in the area has been disconnected for safety of the people. We are providing power from external source to light up the outer area. About 1,000 food packets were distributed in the areas under water around Meethi Khadi on Saturday.”Meethi Khadi is 6.5 kilometre long and that construction of a wall to stop its water from entering into the city has been completed in about 80 per cent of the stretch. The tender for the construction of the wall in the rest of the portion has been approved and it is expected to be completed in the next few months.

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