Sardar Sarovar Dam close to full reservoir level of 138.68 mtrs
September 14, 2022 21:38
Aided by bountiful rains in its catchment areas, the water level of the Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat's Narmada district reached 138.46 metres on Wednesday evening, just shy of 22 cms from achieving its full reservoir level of 138.68 metres, officials said.
This is for the first time this monsoon season that the water level of the dam, located near the iconic Statue of Unity at Kevadia, has reached so close to the FRL.
The dam's catchment areas also fall in the adjoining Madhya Pradesh.
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel is scheduled to visit the dam site on Thursday morning when the water level is likely to reach the FRL of 138.68 metres (455 feet), the officials of the state information department said.
As per an update released by the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd, the dam had been receiving an inflow of 2.23 lakh cusec of water, while 1 lakh cusec of water was being released through its ten gates.
SSNNL is a Gujarat government PSU that administers this giant hydropower and irrigation project.
Out of two powerhouses built on the dam for production of electricity, 42,519 cusec water was being released in riverbed and 17,273 cusec in canal-head powerhouses, said the update. -- PTI
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