Survey begins to assess crop damage in Dewas

INDORE: Following much-needed relief from heavy and continuous rainfall that ultimately resulted in receding Narmada level and other water bodies in last two days, local administration in flood-affected Dewas district on Monday started a survey of damage caused due continuous downpour.
According to Dewas collector Chandramauli Shukla, a team has been constituted to compile data of losses and damage of residential structures, household items, livestock and other items reported due to incessant rainfall reported on August 29, 30 and releasing access of water from Tawa and Bargi Dam that inflated Narmada that ultimately led to flood in villages situated alongside its bank in Dewas.
He added that increasing backwater of nullahs flowing through low-lying areas of Dewas and increasing water level of Jamner had further worsened the situation in Nemawar and adjacent localities.
The survey team has been ordered to visit flood-affected 40 villages including Bijalgaon, Chichli, Karondmafi, Dundhyakhedi, Akavyala, Pipalneria, Kundgaonkhurd, Daiyat Murjhal, Turnal, Mavasi, Bapchaya, Khidkiya, Navalgaon, Ganjanpur, Nimanpur, Mandleshwar, Mirjapur, Jamner, Rajor and Navada. Prima facie, partial/complete damage to around 230 residential structures have been reported while about 15,000 people have been affected due to incessant rains and flood in Dewas but no death was so far reported.
Local administration has claimed to have shifted around 4,000 people to a safe place and providing food packets to about 8,000 people.
Meanwhile, 13 out of 16 gates of Gandhi Sagar Dam in Mandsaur have been closed due to reducing inflow of water in reservoir. According to senior officials, 13 gates of Gandhi Sagar Dam were opened on Sunday morning on water level crossing the mark of 1305 feet.
Due to a high inflow of water, the dam’s level had touched the mark of 1307 feet but after rains stopped in catchment areas, the inflow has also reduced. By Monday evening, the dam authority had closed seven big and six small gates while three small gates were opened to release the access of water that had reduced to 1306.10 feet.