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Gujarat’s second largest dam Ukai achieves 100 percent water storage today

October 03, 2023
Gujarat’s second largest dam Ukai achieves 100 percent water storage today

Surat: Gujarat's second largest dam Ukai is now 100 percent full. Ukai achieved the top level of 105.16 m after 2 a.m. today. With this, the storage in the dam is 7,416.14 MCM which is above the Designed Gross Storage capacity of the dam 7414.29 MCM. Ukai is considered a lifeline of the Southern Gujarat region. Ukai achieved 100 percent storage for the first time in this monsoon season. There were opportunities last month to achieve the top level, but the government decided against it in orde...Read More

Ukai dam achieves rule level prescribed for period upto 1st August

July 30, 2023
Ukai dam achieves rule level prescribed for period upto 1st August

Ahmedabad: Ukai dam over river Tapi has achieved the rule level prescribed for the period of upto 1st August. Ukai is the second largest dam in Gujarat and located in South Gujarat. Against the rule level of 101.50 meters prescribed for the period upto 1st August, the dam is 101.50 m full at 10.00 pm today (30th July). The highest level in Ukai dam is 105.16 m. Against designed storage of 7414.29 MCM, the dam has 5421.65 mcm water storage at present. The dam is 73.12 percent full against ful...Read More

Damanganga achieves rule level; Storage in Ukai and Dharoi close to rule level

July 27, 2023
Damanganga achieves rule level; Storage in Ukai and Dharoi close to rule level

Gandhinagar: Southern Gujarat's second largest dam Damanganga is now full beyond the rule level prescribed for upto 1st August. Against the rule level of 72 m (for period upto 1st August), the dam at 3.00 pm today (July 27) was 72.15 m full. The full level is 79.86 m. The dam has 44.24 percent storage of water against full capacity at present. Against 55,403 cusecs inflow, 97,219 cusecs water is being released to downstream as of 3 pm today to maintain the rule level. Against the designed gro...Read More

Huge inflow of over 1 lakh cusecs in Ukai dam

July 15, 2023
Huge inflow of over 1 lakh cusecs in Ukai dam

Surat: Ukai dam, the second largest dam in Gujarat after Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam, is witnessing heavy inflow of over one lakh cusecs from upstream areas. At 3 pm on July 15th 2023, the level of water in Ukai dma is 95.20 m, way below the rule level of 101.50 m. Therefore there's no discharge against the heavy inflow of over 1 lakh cusecs. Just 600 cusecs water is routinely being discharged as outflow in canal. Ukai is presently 38.75% full. Against 95.20 m level presently the scope is...Read More

ઉકાઈ બંધ પરના હાઈડ્રો પાવર યુનિટ દ્વારા ઓગસ્ટ-૨૦૨૨માં ૨૨૪ મિલિયન યુનિટ વીજ ઉત્પાદનનો રેકોર્ડ

September 01, 2022
ઉકાઈ બંધ પરના હાઈડ્રો પાવર યુનિટ દ્વારા ઓગસ્ટ-૨૦૨૨માં ૨૨૪ મિલિયન યુનિટ વીજ ઉત્પાદનનો રેકોર્ડ

ગાંધીનગરઃ  દક્ષિણ ગુજરાતની જીવાદોરી તાપી નદી પર કાર્યરત ઉકાઈ બંધ જળાયશયને આ વર્ષે ૫૦ વર્ષ પુર્ણ થયા છે. ઓગસ્ટ માસમાં ઉકાઈ બંધ પરના હાઈડ્રો પાવર યુનિટ દ્વારા માસિક ૨૨૪ મિલિયન યુનિટનુ રેકોર્�...Read More

Over 1.86 lakh cusecs water being released from Ukai dam

July 19, 2022
Over 1.86 lakh cusecs water being released from Ukai dam

Surat: Gujarat's second largest water reservoir, Ukai dam in South Gujarat is full upto rule level of 1st August today on 19th of July today. The rule level of the dam to be maintained as on 1st August or before is 101.50 m, while full level is 105.16 m. The level touched 101.30 m mark at 2 pm today. The dam as a result was 71.82 per cent full with 5,325.06 MCM against designed gross storage capacity of 7,414.29 MCM. The dam was still witnessing inflow of 72,174 cusecs at 2 pm. To releas...Read More

Ukai dam produced nearly Rs. 100 crore electricity in 5 months

October 23, 2021
Ukai dam produced nearly Rs. 100 crore electricity in 5 months

Surat: Hydro Electricity Plants at Ukai dam in Surat produced electricity worth Rs 97.25 crores within 5 months from June to October 2021. The electricity production by the hydro-electricity plants in Ukai dam increased drastically in September. They produced 121.748 mega-unit electricity in September which is worth Rs 42.61 crores. The electricity production by these plants in June, July and August was 28.839 mega units, 18.489 mega units, and 12.591 mega units respectively. They have produ...Read More

2.05 lakh cusecs water outflow from Ukai dam

September 29, 2021
2.05 lakh cusecs water outflow from Ukai dam

Gandhinagar: At 4 pm today, Ukai dam in South Gujarat had over 2.75 lakh cusecs inflow and 2.05 lakh cusecs outflow in river. The dam was 91.68 per cent full at 104.10 meter level against full level of 105.16 m. 1100 cusecs outflow was also diverted to canals. Gujarat's second largest dam Ukai has at present more water storage than the largest dam of the State which is Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam. While Ukai has 6,797.53 MCM gross storage at 4 pm, Sardar Sarovar has 5,959.71 MCM gross storage...Read More

Level further rise at Ukai, Kadana and Sardar Sarovar dams

September 27, 2021
Level further rise at Ukai, Kadana and Sardar Sarovar dams

Gandhinagar: At 12 noon today, 96,053 cusecs outflow was recorded from Ukai dam in River Tapi while 1100 cusecs outflow in canal. 44,769 cusecs inflow was recorded from upstream. The dam is 93.25 per cent full and set to achieve full level with present water level at 104.30 m against full reservoir level of 105.16 m. Ukai is Gujarat's second largest dam and the present level of water storage in Ukai is greater than that in Gujarat's largest dam Sardar Sarovar. Gujarat's third largest Kadana ...Read More

Water storage at Sardar Sarovar crosses 60 per cent mark; Ukai and Kadana above 90 per cent

September 26, 2021
Water storage at Sardar Sarovar crosses 60 per cent mark; Ukai and Kadana above 90 per cent

Gandhinagar: In more good news, Gujarat's largest dam Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam had fresh inflow of water from upstream areas, thanks to which the water storage crossed 60 per cent mark by 8 pm on Sunday. The dam is designed for 9460 MCM gross storage, against which there was 5677.09 MCM storage at 8 pm. The level was 124.19 m against full reservoir level of 138.68 m. There was 40,546 cusecs inflow at 8 pm. 617 cusecs water was released in river while 1981 cusecs in canals. Gujarat's second...Read More