In Haryana, the flow of 7,44,507 cusecs of water in Yamuna river at Hathnikund barrage that passed between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. today has broken the previous record of 7,09,000 cusecs recorded at Tajewala headworks on September 3, 1978.Stating this at Chandigarh today, a spokesman of Haryana Revenue Department said that the old Tajewala head works which was affected during the floods on September 8 and 9, 2010 have been damaged. He said that three bays of Tajewal headwork have further been damaged. He said that water has entered agriculture land of 22 villages in Yamuna Nagar district. The administration of all the districts along river Yamuna and authorities of Delhi Jal Board have been informed of high flood in the river yesterday and today. The field staff of Irrigation Department in Karnal, Panipat, Sonepat, Faridabad and Palwal had been alerted and all possible measures are being taken for protection of vulnerable sites. Round-the-clock vigil is being maintained to avoid any damage due to floods. Around three cusecs of the flood water out of total released from Hathnikund Barrage yesterday has reached Panipat district. The effect of flood is likely to reach Sonepat district by the late evening. However, where there is no embankment, flood water has started to spill and enter the agriculture land of few villages such as Chougam, Hansu Majra, Garhi Birbal, Garhpur Tapu, Palsora, Halwana, Nabiyabad, Japti Chhapra, Sayed Chhapra, Nagli, Dera Sikkligarh etc in Karnal district. This water which will flow back into river Yamuna after the flood in river recedes. No residential area so far has been affected.
News On AIR | September 20, 2010 8:12 PM
Yamuna breaks water discharge record in Haryana