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A destructive shape in Uttarakhand, continual rain in the hill state that activated floods and landslides, killing over 50 people, has put the Tehri dam under brutal danger. Water level in the reservoir touched an alarming 828.85- meter mark on Sunday.
The danger mark of 830 meters, the routine water discharge system will set off and that could cause heavy flooding in downstream towns such as Rishikesh and Haridwar. The water level was expected to cross the 830 meter mark by midnight.
The Tehri administration shifted people from 6 villages downstream to safer locations. Tehri district magistrate Radhika Jha said that “There is no need to panic; we have shifted the villagers to ensure that there is no loss of life”. The flood threat is threatening large over the villages on the bank of Bhagirathi where it meets the Alaknanda to form the Ganga.
The Koteshwar dam is located concerning 10 kms downstream of the Tehri dam. Tehri dam’s general manager A. L. Shah said that “The dam is safe and there is no need to worry”. Chief minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has required Rs 5,000 core as flood relief from the Centre.
The army is secondary the state government in abandon villages that were flooded by the swelling Ganga waters. A National Disaster Response Force company has reached the precious zone.
The chief minister and senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj spoke to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday, asking him to interfere and help the state tide over the severe situation. According to reports, emanating from the state, several villages in Haridwar were flooded in flood water.
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