Continuously monitor all the dams and reservoirs of the state: Water Resources Minister Silawat

Bhopal: Water Resources Minister Shri Tulsiram Silawat has instructed the departmental officers to continuously monitor all the dams and reservoirs of the state and take all protective measures. The department officials should work in coordination with the district administration and all the concerned officials. Flood control rooms should work effectively in all the districts and keep sending information about heavy rainfall and floods to the state level flood control room. Information about the release of water from the dams should be given to all the concerned and especially by making announcements and other means, it should be made available to the general public before time. Minister Shri Silawat reviewed the situation of rainfall and waterlogging in reservoirs in the state from the State Flood Control Room located at the Chief Engineer Bodhi office on Friday. Minister Shri Silawat instructed to work with full alertness and activeness during this challenging time of monsoon, so that no unexpected incident occurs in the state and there is no loss of life and property in any way. Additional Chief Secretary Water Resources Shri Rajesh Rajora, Chief Engineer Shri RD Ahirwar and all the concerned officers were present in the meeting. Minister Shri Tulsiram Silawat has said that the condition of rain in the state is good. In this monsoon, 711.30 mm actual rain has been recorded in Madhya Pradesh till date, which is 59% more than the average rain of the state. 62% more than average rain has been recorded in the eastern part of the state and 55% more than average rain has been recorded in the western part. Last year, as of today, the actual rain recorded in Madhya Pradesh was 480.40 mm, which was 8% more than the average rain of the state. The condition of water filling in the major dams of the state is also good. Last year, as of today, the average water filling in the major dams of the state was about 50.07%, whereas due to good rains in this rainy season, 72.75% water has been filled in the major dams of the state. The water gates of 18 dams of the state have been opened.

Minister Shri Silawat informed that in all the major basins of the state, the gates are being operated in the catchment area of the dams in view of the forecast of rainfall issued by the Meteorological Department, the inflow of water and the governing level of the dams, due to which the flood situation is under control. Out of the 286 major dams of the state identified in the Reservoir Level Monitoring System, 104 dams have been filled with more than 90% water, 31 dams have been filled with 75% to 90% water and 46 dams have been filled with 50% to 75% water. Similarly, 52 dams have been filled with 25% to 50% water, 25 dams have been filled with 10% to 25% water and the remaining major dams have been filled with less than 10% water.

Minister Shri Silawat informed that the gates of 18 major dams of the state have been opened. Five gates of Bargi Jabalpur Dam, two of Bilgaon Dindori, one of Gopi Krishna Sagar Guna, 12 of Indira Sagar Khandwa, two of Kotwal Feeder Morena, two of Kutni Chhatarpur, 10 of Mani Kheda Shivpuri, two of Manuar Shivpuri, six of Matiyari Mandla, two of Mohini Pickup Weir Shivpuri, 19 of Omkareshwar, two of Pagara Morena, seven of Pagara Feeder Sagar, one of Pawai Panna, eight of Rajghat Ashoknagar, one of Sanjay Sagar Vidisha, one of Thawar Mandla and one of Upper Kaketo Sheopur have been opened. Drainage is being done as per rain forecast and water inflow in the catchment area of the dams, due to which the flood situation is under control. The general public and all concerned are being informed about water drainage in advance.

Waterlogging in the river basin Due to above average rainfall in the catchment area of major dams under Narmada basin, the waterlogging in almost all the dams is more than normal. Bargi dam in Jabalpur district is 62.01 percent, Barna in Raisen district is 78.9 percent, Tawa dam in Narmadapuram is 82.45 percent, Kolar dam in Sehore is 64.37 percent, Indira Sagar dam in Khandwa is 88.80 percent and Omkareshwar dam is 94.85 percent. Among the major projects built under Ganga basin of the state, Bansagar in Shahdol has 63.68 percent waterlogging and Mahan dam in Sidhi has 80.81 percent waterlogging. Heavy rainfall was recorded in the catchment area of Bansagar dam in the past few days. Among the major dams of the state under the Vanganga basin, Pench Chhindwara has 63.38 percent water, Sanjay Sarovar Seoni has 69.80 percent water and Rajiv Sagar located in Balaghat has 32.05 percent water.

Major dam Parasdoh in Mahi and Tapti basin has 60.64 percent water, Mahi Main and Mahi Subsidiary dams have 42.32 percent and 20.17 percent water respectively. Among the major dams under Betwa basin, Kerwa and Kaliyasot dams located in Bhopal district have 52.78 and 60.91 percent water respectively. Samrat Ashok Sagar Halali has been filled to 61.75 percent, Sanjay Sagar dam has been filled to 70.71 percent and Rajghat to 73.18 percent. In Chambal basin, Gandhi Sagar dam has been filled to 52.42 percent, Mohanpura to 75.59 percent and Kundaliya to 42.08 percent. Heavy rainfall was recorded in the catchment areas of dams in the remaining basins of the state like Sindh, Ken and Dhasan in the month of July. Heavy rainfall was recorded in Chhatarpur, Tikamgarh, Niwari districts of Bundelkhand region of the state in the past few days. Bansujara dam in Dhasan basin is 53.43 percent waterlogged and Pawai dam in Panna is 50.67 percent waterlogged. Similarly, heavy rainfall was recorded in Datia, Bhind, Shivpuri, Sheopur and Ashok Nagar in Gwalior-Chambal division. Awada dam located on Sindh basin is 100.00 percent waterlogged, Harsi 105.52 percent, Upper Kaketo 44.94 percent, Kaketo 100.98 percent, Madikheda 74.30 percent, Mohini Pickupware 58.99 percent waterlogged.