After around two decades three sluice gates of Bhadbhada Dam were opened after it rained heavily in the evening and continued till late in the night in the month of October.
At around midnight sluice gates of Bhadbada Dam were opened to release water after it was filled to capacity.
The state capital is witnessing heavy rainfall for the past two days and has made water levels of water bodies over flowing.
In the night on Thursday in the state capital Bhopal after water tank level reached higher levels of Upper Lake reached and three gates of Bhadbhada were opened. After this the gates of Kaliasot were also opened. People living on the banks of Kaliasot river were alerted after the sudden rain and overflow of the dam. The low-lying areas of Damkheda and Sarmdha Tola are being monitored. Here, after the rain, the roads have submerged.
Bhopal recorded 2.5 inches of rain in 24 hours. On Thursday night, it rained for over two hours and roads went submerged to 1-2 feet. The rain continued till Thursday morning.
Regarding the records, for the third time in 19 years, the gates of Bhadbhada have opened in the month of October.
After opening the gate of the dam, the water level of Kaliasot river also increased. Due to this the Mandideep-Ratanpur road was closed for some time.
Another bridge is being built near Sarv-Dharma Bridge in Bhopal at a cost of Rs.5 crore. Due to the lack of water in the river, the work of the bridge was going on day and night, but due to sudden rain and water coming in the river, the work got affected.
According to the Meteorological Department, this happened only twice in the last 11 years in Bhopal, when there was no rain in October, 3 years ago in 2019, October had the highest rainfall. It had rained 5.32 inches in 5 days.
Roads were submerged in Lalitanagar, Nayapura, Shivnagar, Karond, Hamidia Road, Bharat Talkies, Chola, Ashoka Garden.
In Bairagarh, a major part of the main road collapsed during the rains. This created potholes and made it difficult for the drivers to pass. One of the drivers also fell due to the pothole. After this stones are placed around to cover the pit.