Tuesday, January 21, 2025
spot_img

Umiam water level improves

Date:

Share post:

spot_img
spot_img

SHILLONG, June 11: The water level of the Umiam Lake has risen, thanks to the abundance of rainfall in the past few days. The water level recorded at Umiam Hydro Electric Power Station Stage-I at 4 pm on Sunday was 3170.34 ft, a marked improvement from the recorded level of 3166.43 ft on Saturday and 3164.95 ft on Friday.
Power Minister Abu Taher Mondal on May 17 has said that the water level of the Umiam reservoir had reached a historic low of 3165 ft. The maximum level of the water is 3220 ft.
He had cautioned that there is a permissible limit for the water level required to operate the power units adding that Umiam hydroelectric project will need to be shut down if the water level continues to decline.
The Meghalaya government has been resorting to 8-10 hours of load-shedding following the depletion of the Umiam water level.
Meanwhile, newly-elected Leader of Opposition (LO), Ronnie V. Lyngdoh on Sunday called on various political parties to end the blame game and come together to find a permanent solution to the annual power crisis in the state.
“It is high time we put our heads together since the power crisis has remained unresolved for the past many years. We cannot blame the previous governments or leave it only to the incumbent government to find out a solution to this problem,” Lyngdoh said.
“We need to explore other sources of power generation since we cannot depend entirely on hydro electricity projects. It is good to hear the Power Minister talk about the idea of developing thermal plants,” Lyngdoh said.
The LO expressed confidence that Power Minister AT Mondal would be able to bring in much-needed changes since he had held this portfolio earlier.

spot_img
spot_img

Related articles

‘Landmark day for Indian sports’: Tendulkar congratulates Kho Kho teams on WC win

New Delhi, Jan 20: Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, on Monday, congratulated the Indian men's and women's Kho Kho...

No plan to hike power tariffs in Assam: Power Minister

Guwahati, Jan 20: Assam Power Minister Prasanta Phukan on Monday said that there is no possibility of a...

Uttarakhand UCC approved: Marriage registration, live-in provisions retained; personal law disputes excluded

New Delhi, Jan 20: The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) rules approved by the Uttarakhand government on Monday avoided...

Assam: Woman gives birth to baby at Guwahati railway station

Guwahati, Jan 20: In a dramatic turn of events, a woman from Bihar gave birth to a baby...