Amidst allegations and counter-allegations over the rise in water level of Yamuna in Delhi due to release of water from Hathinikund barrage, Haryana Education Minister Kanwar Pal said that huge loss could have been caused by not releasing excess water from the barrage. The minister said, when there is a flood or heavy rains and we do not release the excess water from the barrage, there can be a huge loss as has been seen in Himachal Pradesh and also in our state in the last few days. There is no option but to leave the water. If we stop the water then the situation will be disastrous. Pal said that Hathinikund does not have a system to store a large amount of water like a reservoir. He said that if water is kept in the barrage beyond the permissible limit then huge loss can be caused.

Water should be released from Hathinikund Barrage at a limited speed

For information, let us tell you that a day earlier Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had written a letter to the Union Home Minister requesting him, if possible, to release water from Hathinikund Barrage in Haryana at a limited speed. He also pointed out that Delhi would be G62 within a few weeks. is going to host the conference. Water level in Yamuna rising in Delhi due to torrential rain today 84.21 meters and in the surrounding roads, government and non-government structures / buildings Water entered and people living near the river had to move to safer places.

Sections in flood prone areas Applicable

With the situation worsening by the hour, Kejriwal appealed to the Center to intervene and the Delhi Police imposed sections in flood-prone areas so that four or more people do not gather. Meanwhile, officials said this morning 10 water flow from Hathinikund barrage of Haryana in Yamunanagar at 1.50 lakh cusecs which is much less than Tuesday morning’s water flow. On Tuesday it’s about 3.15 Lakh cusecs was.

saw thousands of cusecs of water flowing

Clarifying the technical aspect of the barrage, Ravi Mittal, Superintending Engineer of Hathinikund Barrage said, the main difference between a dam and a barrage is that water can be stored in a dam but it cannot be stopped in a barrage. It is a diversion of sorts where we have limited control. He said, there is no reservoir in the barrage and we do not have any system to hold the water here. Even if there is a few thousand cusecs of water in the barrage, it has to be released into the Yamuna river. After the recent heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh, we saw thousands of cusecs of water flowing.

Delhi HaryanafloodPublished Date

Thu, Jul 13, 2023, 8: 50 PM IST