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Water was released without notice: Villagers
by Seva Lamberdar Tue Jun 10, 2014 9:05 am
SHALANALA (Thalout): Local people of Thalout, Shalanala and other surrounding villages alleged that Larji hydroelectric project authorities released water unusually at evening time. They otherwise open the gate of reservoir during night time.
"Mostly, they release water after 9 pm and blow hooters to warn people. On Sunday, they released a large quantity of water in evening time. Yet, we did not hear any hooter," a resident, Shiv Lal, alleged. He said the warning hooter was blown after 24 students and their tour leader were washed away.
Locals said that usually, water is released slowly by operating gates of dams in a way that water level do not rise suddenly. "We don't know why the gates were opened suddenly. Water levels went up not just suddenly, the river got flooded in a matter of moments," said Deena Chand, another local.
Project authorities have fitted hooters at many places between Larji dam site and Shalanala. However, locals said that many a time, when they go close to river, they fail to hear the sound of hooter due to the sound of flowing river water.
"They are lying that they had blown hooter. We heard the sound of hooter after the accident."
Agitated residents, who had blocked the national highway on Sunday evening, said local residents can understand what it means when hooter is blown, but how tourists would know that water level is going to increase without any reason.
Gayatri Devi, a resident of Thalout, said, "Tourists come here to enjoy. They want to touch the river. And the water in river was flowing at safe level. Those who have no idea that there is a reservoir behind those hills feel that going close to water is quite safe when it is not even raining. Authorities have made a big mistake."
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Water-was-released-without-notice-Villagers/articleshow/36339447.cms
"Mostly, they release water after 9 pm and blow hooters to warn people. On Sunday, they released a large quantity of water in evening time. Yet, we did not hear any hooter," a resident, Shiv Lal, alleged. He said the warning hooter was blown after 24 students and their tour leader were washed away.
Locals said that usually, water is released slowly by operating gates of dams in a way that water level do not rise suddenly. "We don't know why the gates were opened suddenly. Water levels went up not just suddenly, the river got flooded in a matter of moments," said Deena Chand, another local.
Project authorities have fitted hooters at many places between Larji dam site and Shalanala. However, locals said that many a time, when they go close to river, they fail to hear the sound of hooter due to the sound of flowing river water.
"They are lying that they had blown hooter. We heard the sound of hooter after the accident."
Agitated residents, who had blocked the national highway on Sunday evening, said local residents can understand what it means when hooter is blown, but how tourists would know that water level is going to increase without any reason.
Gayatri Devi, a resident of Thalout, said, "Tourists come here to enjoy. They want to touch the river. And the water in river was flowing at safe level. Those who have no idea that there is a reservoir behind those hills feel that going close to water is quite safe when it is not even raining. Authorities have made a big mistake."
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Water-was-released-without-notice-Villagers/articleshow/36339447.cms
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