Sardar Sarovar 65.64 per cent full; 76 reservoirs in Gujarat 100 per cent full
August 24, 2020
Gandhinagar: 206 reservoirs including Sardar Sarovar dam have received water from upstream areas and witnessed significant rise in water level thanks to heavy rains.
Sardar Sarovar dam has 22.19 MCFT water storage which is 65.64 per cent of its total storage capacity. 76 reservoirs in the State are 100 percent full. 78 reservoirs have 70 to 100 per cent storage. 20 reservoirs including Sardar Sarovar are 50 to 70 per cent full, 16 reservoirs are 25 to 50 per cent full. 15 reservoirs are filled with less than 25 per cent water.
Dam – Cusec outflow at 12 noon today in Gujarat: Bhadar2: 1.84 lakh, Kadana: 1.50 lakh, Machchu2: 1.36 lakh, Ukai: 1.29 lakh, Und: 67,794, Wanakbori 65,000, Bhadar: 59,000, Karjan: 40,907, Machhu1: 32,768, Shetrunji: 13,000.
As many as 314 roads are affected due to rains which include 286 roads under Panchayats.
In last 24 hours ending at 6 am today, 251 talukas had widespread rains. This includes 7 talukas that received 8 to 13.5 inches of rains. Jodiya taluka in Jamnagar received 13.5 inch rain, Kadi over 13 inches, Tankara 10.6 inches, Umarpada over 10 inches, Morbi nearly 10 inches, Bechraji nearly 9 inches and Saraswati taluka over 8 inches.
Anjar, Jotana, Muli, Wankaner, Mahesana, Bahchau, Thangadh, Radhanpur, Lakhtar Surat city, Wadhwan, Halvad, Harij, Patan, Gir Gadhda talukas had 6 to 8 inches of rains while Sidhpur, Visavdar, Vijaynagar, Rapar, Unjha, Kamrej, Malia Miyana, Dhrol, Dediyapada, Meghraj, Mansa, Viramgan,Vadgam, Lodhika, Bhabhar, Maliya(Junagadh), Rajkot, Sayla, Kodinar, Gandhidham, Mandvi(Surat), Manavdar, Vijapur, Dhrangadhra, Talala, Una, Kalol, Valiya, Virpur and Netrang had 4 to 6 inches of rains. DeshGujarat
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