SURAT: Due to heavy inflow of fresh water, discharge from Madhuban dam on Daman Ganga River was increased up to 1.8 lakh cusecs downstream on Wednesday. However, with a drop in the inflow of rain water, the outflow has also been reduced later in the day.
The outflow at 6pm was 1.76 lakh cusecs against inflow of 83,610 cusecs. Water level in the dam is 79.2 metres against the full reservoir level of 79.86m. On Wednesday morning, Valsad district collector Kshipra Agre sounded an alert on Twitter about heavy discharge from the dam warning residents in Valsad to stay away from causeways and riverbanks.
“There is no forecast of heavy rainfall in the next 24 hours in the catchment area of Madhuban dam. Though we are closely monitoring the situation. The discharge has been reduced after the drop in inflow but it will be increased further if we receive more water in the dam,” an officer said.
Meanwhile, no additional water is being released from Ukai dam as the inflow has reduced to 18,561 cusecs on Wednesday. At present 11,000 cusecs of water is being released through canals. The water level is 341.59 feet which is almost three feet below the rule level and FRL of 345 ft.
“We are storing the water up to the rule level and the dam will be filled up to its maximum level. There is no heavy rainfall in the catchment area but the dam will continue to receive fresh water,” said a Ukai dam official. Due to storing of water the release of water is discontinued in hydro power units as well. In upstream of Ukai Hatnur dam is releasing around 16,000 cusecs of water.
