Take up urgent repair, maintenance of Garga dam: DC to BSL officials
Bokaro: The district administration has asked the management of Bokaro Steel Limited (BSL) to take up urgent repairs of Garga Dam a day after deputy commissioner (DC) Ajay Nath Jha found serious structural damages in the reservoir during an inspection on Thursday.
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Jha's letter, which followed a meeting of the district disaster management authority (DDMA) on Friday, directed the PSU to take up urgent repairs after a portion of the dam was found to be collapsed and a few radial gates were out of order. Jha, during his inspection, also noted that the equipment used for measuring water levels were not working properly. The inspection came after a bout of heavy rain which battered Jharkhand and led to a rise of water levels in the reservoir, which is built over Garga, a tributary of Damodar, and provides water to the BSL plant and its township 12 kilometres away.
"Given the possibility of further heavy rainfall, the current condition is a recipe for disaster," a senior district official said, requesting anonymity.
Jha's letter, officials said, invoked various provisions of the Disaster Management Act of 2005. "A committee will be formed by BSL to oversee all necessary repair and safety actions within one week," said DC. The district administration has directed that any rise in water levels to dangerous thresholds must be immediately communicated to local administrative authorities.
Acting on the direction, BSL has now begun making public announcements in all low-lying areas of Garga river.
BSL's chief of communication, Manikant Dhan, said, "We have started alerting people by making announcements to those living in low lying areas of Garga river." With 10 radial gates being opened by Tenughat Dam, water level has increased in Damodar River.
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