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H'bag's Charwa dam opens 2 sluice gates

1 2 Hazaribag: Two out of the four sluice gates of Charwa Dam reservoir, which supplies drinking water to three lakh consumers in Hazaribag town and adjoining villages, have been opened to release excess water caused due to heavy rain since the onset of monsoon, officials said on Sunday. Charwa Dam has 31 feet of storage capacity, but when it this reaches 25 feet, the administration opens the gate to release excess water. This was the first time in the last 50 years that the sluice gates had to be opened at this time of the year. Arun Bauri, urban infrastructure expert of the Hazaribag Municipal Corporation, said that as a precautionary measure, the dam's sluice gates has been opened to release extra water. "Till mid June, the water level of the dam was 16 feet," he said. The dam, built by the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), is spread across 200 acres. From June 17 until now, Hazaribag received more than 800 mm of rainfall against the normal of 112 mm in June and 357 mm in July. Meanwhile, the excessive rainfall has also destroyed the sowing of crops such as maize, oilseed, and vegetables, in the region. The target for kharif sowing this year has been 84,000 hectares in Hazaribag, but despite good rainfall, the transplantation of paddy has been low because the seedlings have gone under the water. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like American Investor Warren Buffett Recommends: 5 Books For Turning Your Life Around Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo Power crisis also continues to cripple life in Hazaribag district due to the downpour as people are battling blackouts for 12 to 16 hours daily. According to a spokesman of the JBVNL, the DVC is currently providing 11 megawatts of electricity during peak hours, meeting the power requirements of the town and district at that time. He said this too has been hampered by the damage of large number of transformers in various localities. Due to persistent rainfall, restoring power connection usually gets delayed.