Uttarakhand: Danger averted from Harshil!, Big success achieved in puncturing the lake, video surfaced
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After the Dharali disaster (Uttarkashi Dharali), the danger from the Harshil lake, which was formed for some time, now seems to be averted. There has been a great success in puncturing this lake which was posing a danger for the past several days. After three days of hard work, now finally the drainage of water from the lake has been increased due to which the water level of the lake has started decreasing.
Danger averted from Harshil!, Big success in puncturing the lake
Actually, after the disaster in Dharali on August 5, the flow of Bhagirathi River was obstructed in Dharali and Harshil area. The natural flow of the river was obstructed due to large boulders, trees and soil getting stuck at the mouth of the river in Harshil. A 15 feet lake was formed here, whose radius reached 1200 meters.
The situation worsened due to continuous rain in Uttarkashi. Due to very low drainage of water, the level of the lake increased continuously. Gangotri Highway also got submerged in the lake and the danger increased for the surrounding villages.
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Major success after three days of hard work
In view of this rising water level of the lake, a team of 30 engineers of UJVNL and Irrigation Department along with the teams of Army, NDRF, SDRF and local administration took charge of puncturing the lake. After three days of hard work, major success was achieved in puncturing the lake on Saturday morning.
Water drainage accelerated
In fact, on Saturday, Bhagirathi river was channelized and a new route was given and heavy trees stuck at the mouth were removed. After which the water drainage accelerated and the water level of the lake has also started falling. Experts are still continuously monitoring the lake so that any new situation can be dealt with.
