MP: 5 gates of Tawa Dam opened after heavy rains in Narmadapuram, 5 gate of Bhadbhada Dam in Bhopal

Narmadapuram/Bhopal: Five gates each of Tawa Dam and Bhadbhada Dam were opened on Friday because of heavy rainfall in the Narmadapuram and Bhopal region in the last 24 hours.
Tawa Dam is built on the Tawa River and it is located in Narmadapuram District while Bhadbhada Dam is built on Bada Talab (upper lake) in the state capital Bhopal.
Sub Divisional officer (SDO) of the Tawa Dam Project, N K Suryavanshi said, "There was heavy rainfall in the catchment area of the Tawa dam, in the Pachmarhi region. Water from a dam located at Sarni was released in the morning following which, seeing the inflow of water and maintaining the governing level, five gates of Tawa Dam were opened."
The gate of the dam was opened for the first time in this season, he added.
Additionally, the full tank level of Bhadbhada Dam is 1666.80 feet and the water level has touched the bar as a result of which the five gates of the dam were opened to manage the excess water.
According to the meteorological office, very heavy rain with lightning is likely to occur over Raisen, Narmadapuram / Pachmarhi along with heavy rain with lightning over Bhopal, Vidisha, Harda, Sehore, Betul and Chhindwara districts in the forenoon hours.
Similarly, moderate rain is likely to continue over Rajgarh, Pandhurna, Narsinghpur, West Sagar, Dewas, Agarmalwa, Shajapur, Shivpuri, Seoni, Umaria and Anuppur districts along with light rain over Neemuch, Mandsaur, Ujjain, Indore, Khandwa, Burhanpur, Guna, Ashoknagar, Sheopur, Bhind, Balaghat, Jabalpur, Mandla, Shahdol, Sidhi, Singrauli, Katni, Dindori, Damoh, East Sagar, Khargone, Ratlam, Dhar and Barwani districts in the forenoon hours.