Ahmedabad: A flood alert has been issued in Ahmedabad after 3.5 lakh cusecs of water was released from the nearby Dharoi Dam into the Sabarmati River.
The released water along with incessant rain has inundated many parts of the city.
But the amount of water being released from the Dharoi dam has now been halved and the water level in the river too has come down.
More than 40,000 people in Ahmedabad district have been evacuated to
safer places. They are mostly from 84 villages of Dholka and 18 villages of Daskroi talukas, especially those living on the banks of the Sabarmati.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi had convened a high level meeting on Saturday night to discuss the flood situation in Central Gujarat following the release of more than 12 lakh cusecs water from Dharoi and Kadana dams into Sabarmati and Mahisagar rivers during the last few days.
The meeting discussed ways to contain the damage and avert a Surat-like situation, an official statement said.
Several ministers and Chief Secretary Sudhir Mankad and other top officials attended the meet.
According to flood control authorities, more than 3.5 lakh cusecs of water was being released from Dharoi dam into the Sabarmati river, and another 9 lakh cusecs water from the Kadana dam into Mahi river.
The dams had been overflowing following incessant rains in north Gujarat and south Rajasthan since Thursday night.
The Army and the National Disaster Response Force have been put on alert in Anand, Kheda and Ahmedabad to meet any emergency.
People living near the Vasna barrage and Sabarmati riverside have also been shifted. Two underpasses in the city have been closed for traffic.
The Sardar Sarovar dam on the Narmada has been overflowing and more than 500,000-cusecs of water has been released. The river is flowing almost five feet above the danger level. The Vanakbori and Meshrow dams are also overflowing. A warning has been issued for Banaskantha district as the Banas river is swollen.
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