Water level in Ukai dam increases, 23,620 cusecs of water released

Surat, Aug 3 (UNI) Water level in Ukai dam recorded an increase today and 23,620 cusecs of water was released from the dam to Tapi river this morning, additional district collector D V Mewada said.

By this morning, there was a heavy inflow of water to the dam and the water level rose to 333.65 feet which is very close to rule level, Mr Mewada said.

''To avoid an increase of water to danger level, the water has been released from the dam,'' Mr Mewada said.

However, he said that the present inflow of water to Tapi river will not create any danger to the residents in low-lying areas.

''The present inflow of water to Tapi will increase the river water level only by one meter. The danger level in Tapi is 9.50 meters, which means that there is no dangerous situation in Surat,'' he added.

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