Water is only released from the reservoir after the dam under construction can be repaired.
Bhopal:
Villagers who moved to shelters due to the risk of a dam burst in Madhya Pradesh are returning to their homes, although the risks are far from over. They are worried about their livestock and other pets. However, some of the water from the dam’s reservoir was slowly being released on Saturday night – a necessary move before repairs can be carried out.
After water seeped in from a dam under construction on the Karam River, authorities relocated residents of 18 tribal villages in the adjoining districts of Dhar and Khargone. The camps are located 35 kilometers from the dam site in Dhamnod.
But the villagers defied the ban to return home, unwilling to move without a livelihood. Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan issued an appeal for them to stay in the camps.
Attempts were made to dig two channels to release some water from the dam’s reservoir. The Rocks make the job harder, according to a source on Ground Zero. Sources told NDTV that explosives could not be used because of the danger to the dam.
Using drills and earth-moving machines, at least one channel was put into operation according to the latest update on Saturday night.
Using explosives to dig a canal is not an option.
Technical and hydrological experts were deployed – alongside the National Disaster Response Force and military personnel – to save the dam from crumbling under the pressure of 15 million cubic meters (MCM), or 15 million cubic feet of water (MCM). billion liters. A third of that must be urgently released, the sources said.
The dam, 590 meters wide and 52 meters high, is under construction over the past four years, with an estimated cost of Rs 304.
The state’s Minister of Water Resources, Tulsi Silawat, was present with another minister, Rajvardhan Singh Dattigaon. Air Force helicopters are assisting in the survey.
Ministers and state experts were present.
“The teams are working under the guidance of senior scientists, including Dr. NK Goyal, a renowned hydrologist from IIT-Roorkee,” said Minister Chouhan. “I briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, alongside Minister Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.”
“It is a big challenge, but we are working non-stop,” said Minister Tulsi Silawat.
National Disaster Response Force officer Mohsen Shahedi said, “We have deployed four teams of about 120 men in Dhar district. Teams are specially deployed in villages that could be severely affected. heaviest.”
The opposition has blamed corruption on “low build quality”. Kamal Nath State Parliament Chief of Staff said work irregularities had led to the seepage incident. He said he had set up an eight-member fact-finding team to probe the issue.
The dam, when completed, will help irrigate about 10,500 hectares in 52 villages.
