Garga touches danger mark, warning issued

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The Garga river is on its peak, continues to flow near the danger mark in Bokaro, the officials have warned all residents living close to the river banks to move to safer and higher places, official informed.

As the water level increases in the reservoir, huge water can be released anytime in any days. If gates of the dam will be opened, huge water would be released from the dam, informed the Bokaro Steel Plant PR official.

The management issued a warning, not to go into the river as water level increased into the dam as well as in river too. It might be expected of a sudden release of more water from the reservoir of the dam at any time, warning reveals. Heavy downpour increased the water level into dam and Garga River. “The Garga is on its peak,” official sources added.

The officials, who are monitoring the rise in the river’s water level, said the threat of a flood persists. But the possibility of a major flood in the district was low, they added.

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