On Sunday, three out of 11 sluice gates of Bhadbhada Dam were opened. The gates were opened second time in the season after predictions of heavy rainfall were made claimed the BMC administration.
At the time of the opening City Mayor Alok Sharma and BMC Chairman Surjeet Singh Chouhan remained present at the Dam and discussed the water level and other details with the officials.
It is for the second time in the season that the sluice gates were opened before the full tank level has been attained and for this reason it has attracted attention in the city and this is done for the retaining wall.
The opening of gates made the weekend perfect for the citizens, who took the opportunity and were witnessed at huge number at the dam and to manage huge crowd police personnel were deployed to check the residents going into areas prone of accident.
The water level of Upper lake increase byo .25 ft after heavy rains on Friday evening and the level was recorded at 1665.95 which rose to 1666.20 ft on Saturday after the heavy rains recorded in the evening on Friday. The full level tank capacity is 1666.80 and which is .60 ft less than the foot level tank capacity.
Additional Commissioner VK Chaturvedi said that due to heavy rainfall and possibilities of heavy rainfall Upper lake has to be kept at lower levels as in case of heavy rainfall the excessive rainfall could create danger to the dam. In the second week of July the water level has been maintained at 1665.50, in the third week the water level would be maintained at 1666.00 and at the end of the season it would be maintained at 1666.80.
On July 12 three of the total 11 sluice gates of Bhadbhada Dam were opened after the water level touched the Upper lake’s full capacity of 1,666.80 feet to release the excess water.