As the widespread rains lashed this part of the region including Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, the water level of Bhakra was recorded 1602.85 feet — 68.85 feet higher than the previous year on the corresponding day.
Bhakra dam’s water level was 1533.31 feet last year on the same day, stated the government spokesperson.
He said that the water level of Pong Dam has also been recorded at 1321.83 feet which is 25.96 feet more than it was recorded last year that is 1295.87 feet. Similarly, the water level of Ranjit Sagar Dam on Wednesday touched 513.13 meter mark which is 13.60 meter more than the water level recorded last year on the same day.
He further said that the inflow of water in Bhakra is 64894 cusec against 39986 last year and the release from Bhakra Dam is 31130 cusec against 29542 cusec last year. Inflow of water in pong Dam has been recorded as 33584 cusec against 11184 cusec on the same day last year and inflow of water in Ranjit Sagar Dam is 20196 cusec against 11293 cusec and release from Ranjit Sagar Dam is 15263 cusec against 8805 cusec release on the same day last year.
Spokesperson added that the rainfall in major cities of the state during last 24 hours has been recorded with Amritsar receiving 27 mm, Barnala 33 mm, Bathinda 34 mm, Kapurthala 40 mm, Fatehgarh Sahib 43 mm, and Ferozepur 48 mm. Besides, Pathankot received 57 mm, Jalandhar 59 mm, ludhiana 64 mm, Moga 81 mm, SAS Nagar 86, Mukatsar 88 mm, SBS Nagar 93 mm, Patiala 95 mm and Ropar 101 mm.