Water near danger mark, Sukhna floodgate opened

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 9

One of the three floodgates of Sukhna Lake was opened at 11.30 am today after its water level reached near the danger mark of 1,163 ft.

Due to rain in the city and the catchment area of the lake, the water level today reached 1,162.5 ft, just 7 inches below the danger mark. However, the gate was closed around 12.45 pm after the water level came down to 1,161.8 ft.

UT Chief Engineer CB Ojha said the gate was opened as a precautionary measure only for nearly an hour.

Closed after over an hour

• Due to rain in the city and the catchment area of the lake, the water level on Monday reached 1,162.5 ft, just 7 inches below the danger mark. One of the three floodgates was opened at 11.30 am. However, the gate was closed around 12.45 pm after the water level came down to 1,161.8 ft.
• Earlier, an alert was sounded at 9 am and a warning siren went off in the Bapu Dham, Industrial Area, Panchkula, Baltana and Mohali areas before the water was released.

The water level in Sukhna Lake yesterday evening had reached 1,162.3 ft, 9 inches below the danger mark and on August 2, the water level of lake had reached 1,161.4 ft, 1.8 ft below the danger mark.

The two floodgates had to be opened in August last year after the water level of the lake had crossed the danger mark. Before this, on September 24, 2018, incessant rain in the catchment area had forced officials to open two floodgates of the lake. At that time, the gates were opened after a gap of 10 years. After opening of the floodgates, the Sukhna choe carries the excess water of the lake to the Ghaggar.

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