Sukhna floodgates opened for 9th time
All three causeways on choe remain closed
Sukhna Choe overflowing after the water released from the Sukhna Lake at Baltana, Zirakpur on Wednesday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: RAVI KUMAR
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All three causeways on the Sukhna Choe at Kishangarh, Bapu Dham Colony and Industrial Area, Phase I, overflowed and remained closed to traffic since morning after the Sukhna Lake floodgates were opened today. Police personnel were deployed at these causeways to caution people.
Two of the three floodgates of the lake were opened after the water level crossed the danger mark of 1,163 feet.
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According to officials, one floodgate was opened around 7.30 am and the other around 8 am up to a height of three inches.
The floodgates were opened for a record ninth time this monsoon. Earlier, the gates were opened on September 1, August 30, 29, 19, 17, 15, 8 and 6.
The floodgates were opened four times in 2023, six times in 2022, and five times in 2021. The opening of two floodgates in August 2020 caused a widespread flooding in the low-lying areas situated alongside the Sukhna Choe in Zirakpur. On September 24, 2018, the floodgates were opened after a gap of 10 years.
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