Articles tagged under: Ukai Dam

Over 1.36 lakh cusecs outflow from Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam; Storage of Gujarat dams on 1st August

August 01, 2025

Bharuch: The outflow of water released from the Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam increased to over 1.36 lakh cusecs as of 1st August morning at 5 pm in river bed of Narmada. Additional 4190 cusecs outflow was also recorded in the canal. Sardar Sarovar dam is over 80.48 percent full as of 5 pm on 1st August, with water storage at 7613 MCM against designed capacity of 9460 cusecs and water level at 132.75 m against full reservoir level of 138.68 m. Ten gates of Narmada dam continue to remain open at the...Read More

Gujarat’s second-largest dam Ukai achieves 100 percent water storage today

October 01, 2024
Gujarat’s second-largest dam Ukai achieves 100 percent water storage today

Surat: Gujarat’s second-largest dam, Ukai, is now 100 percent full with water today. Ukai achieved the Full Reservoir Level (FRL) of 105.16 meters after 8 a.m. today. With this, the storage in the dam is 7,416.14 MCM against the designed gross storage capacity of the dam, which is 7,414.29 MCM. Ukai is considered a lifeline of the southern Gujarat region. It achieved 100 percent storage for the first time in this monsoon season today. There were opportunities last month to reach the top lev...Read More

Narmada , Ukai nearing full levels ; 1.42 lakh cusecs discharge from Narmada dam, 1.21 lakh from Kadana

September 28, 2024
Narmada , Ukai nearing full levels ;  1.42 lakh cusecs discharge from Narmada dam, 1.21 lakh from Kadana

Gandhinagar: Significant volume of water is being discharged from Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam, Ukai dam, Kadana dam and Vanakbori in Gujarat. Narmada dam is 99.22% full with water level at 138.45 m against highest level of 238.68 m. The outflow in river is 1.42 lakh cusecs at 6 pm today. Ukai level is 105 m against highest level of 105.16 m. Over 47,000 cusecs discharge is going on in river. Both Narmada and Ukai would achieve highest level even last month, but lot of water is being dischar...Read More

Major dams in Gujarat generate 1,067.3 Million Units electricity in August 2024

September 09, 2024
Major dams in Gujarat generate 1,067.3 Million Units electricity in August 2024

Gandhinagar: Gujarat is experiencing consistent rainfall this monsoon season and the state's dams are overflowing due to abundant water inflow. As a result, record power generation is taking place at hydropower stations. From Gujarat's renowned dams such as Ukai, Kadana, and Sardar Sarovar, 1067.3 million units (MU) of electricity were generated in August 2024 compared to 308.7 million units in July 2024. Sardar Sarovar Dam, critical to addressing Gujarat's water issues, achieved electricity ...Read More

Water level situation in some important dams in Gujarat as of 4 PM today

September 03, 2024
Water level situation in some important dams in Gujarat as of 4 PM today

Narmada: The discharge from the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada River, the largest dam in Gujarat, is over 2.4 lakh cusecs as of 4 pm on Tuesday. Against an inflow of around 2 lakh cusecs, 15 gates of the dam are open by 2.0 meters to release the water downstream. Presented below is the report showing the situation of water levels, inflows, outflows, etc., in some important dams across Gujarat. It can be seen that the outflow from Ukai Dam, which is the second-largest dam, is over 1.8 lakh ...Read More

Over 1.4 lakh cusecs of water discharge from Ukai Dam; downstream villages on alert

September 02, 2024
Over 1.4 lakh cusecs of water discharge from Ukai Dam; downstream villages on alert

Tapi: The outflow from the Ukai, the second largest dam in Gujarat, has increased today after noon as the inflow rose to 1.8 lakh cusecs at 12 noon. As of 5 PM today, the outflow from Ukai is over 1.4 lakh cusecs into the river and a routine 600 cusecs into the canal, with 12 gates of the dam open by 1.83 meters. The dam is 79.96% full, with a water level of 102.51 meters against the rule level of 105.16 meters (to be reached on or before October 1). However, compared to 10 AM this morning, the ...Read More

Water level situation of major dams in Gujarat as of 10 AM today

August 29, 2024
Water level situation of major dams in Gujarat as of 10 AM today

Narmada: With nearly 110% of average monsoon rainfall recorded as of this morning, some major dams in Gujarat are witnessing a good inflow of water. Sardar Sarovar Dam, the state's largest dam, is 85.36% full with an inflow of over 2.7 lakh cusecs, and downstream discharge from the dam has been reduced to 1.9 lakh cusecs into the river and 18,000 cusecs into the canal. Ukai, the second-largest dam, is 77.52% full and at 102.17 meters, which is above the rule level of 102.11 meters. Due to thi...Read More

Water level situation in some important dams in Gujarat at 8 AM today

August 27, 2024
Water level situation in some important dams in Gujarat at 8 AM today

Narmada: The discharge from the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada River, the largest dam in Gujarat, is over 4 lakh cusecs as of 8 AM on Tuesday morning. Against an inflow of around 3.2 lakh cusecs, 23 gates of the dam are open by 2.2 meters to release the water into the river and canal. Presented below is the report showing the situation of water level, inflow, outflow, etc., in some important dams across Gujarat. It can be seen that the outflow from Ukai Dam, which is the second-largest dam...Read More

Situation of water in important dams of Gujarat at 9 am today; Kadana lately starts filling up

August 26, 2024
Situation of water in important dams of Gujarat at 9 am today; Kadana lately starts filling up

Gandhinagar: Presented below is the report showing the situation of water level, inflow, outflow, etc. in some of important dams across Gujarat. It can be seen that outflow from Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam is nearly 4 lakh cusecs, while outflow from Ukai dam is now over 2.46 lakh cusecs. In some really good news, Kadana Dam, which is the state's third largest dam, has lately started getting the inflow required to up its water level this monsoon. Kadana had an inflow of over 2.36 lakh cusecs as of...Read More

Water release in Tapi from Ukai; Navdi Ovara in Surat baricaded; Police, SMC staff deployed

August 25, 2024
Water release in Tapi from Ukai; Navdi Ovara in Surat baricaded; Police, SMC staff deployed

Surat: Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Sunday evening informed that due to heavy rains in upstream areas and related release of water to downstream from Ukai dam, water logging has started at Navdi Ovara bank in Surat. SMC has barricaded Navdi Ovara and deployed the teams of police and SMC. APpealed has been made to the people to stay away from river bank. As of 9 pm on Sunday, over 1.95 lakh cusecs water was released from Ukai dam in river Tapi through 15 opened gates of the dam. Surat ...Read More