Letter: With water in Lake Vallabh Sagar Ukai gradually approached the regulation level of 340 feet, the Dam Authority began releasing water from the second largest country reservoir.
The release begins with 20,000 cusecs and maintained around 22,000 cusecs.
The current dam is 86.57% full, with 6,419 mcm (million cubic meters) water at 339.35 feet.
Inflow has decreased to 1 lakh cusecs by opposing 1.43 lakh cusecs before on Friday and the outflow was maintained at 22,692 cusecs.
Debit from Hatnur Dam in Maharashtra has decreased to 54,102 Cusecs.
“Because heavy rains in the catchment area of water Ukai and water release from the upstream dam, planned to gradually release up to 1 lakh cusecs.
But with rain subside and reduce the discharge of the upstream dam, additional water will not be released and storage up to 340 feet rule levels Will be maintained, “said Sr.
Mahakal, Interintending Engineer, Circle Ukai.
Four Utama Reservoir Hydro Power Units, each of 75 megawatts, has begun to function with installed capacity of a total of 300 megawatts.
The release of 22,000 cusec water is needed to activate all four hydro power units.
Previously, due to the influx of heavy water UKAI water had issued a notification that informed about the downstream 1 lakh cusecs discharge.
However, the decision was changed later on.
Meanwhile, various parts of the city letter received an average rain of 10 mm on Friday.
The Varachha B zone received 20 mm, 15 mm rain was recorded in a temporary zone of the central zone received 12 mm since 6 am on Friday.
22k water cusecs released from the UKAI reservoir
