Ukai dam canal breaks its banks, pours into village

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The flowing water inundated the standing wheat and sugarcane crops in the neighbouring fields. Dhani village deputy sarpanch Dharmendra Parmar said the Halpatis were the most affected as their kutcha houses were submerged. He said, “Over two feet water was seen in their houses. They had to shift their household items to other homes.” Parmar added, “Fifteen days ago, irrigation department officials had repaired cracks in the canal where the breach happened today. The leakage was not properly repaired as a result of which the incident took place.”

Iirrigation department executive V C Patel and Dolvan Mamlatdar V S Ghant reached the spot after learning about the incident. The water flow was later diverted to the nearby Olan river. Later in the afternoon, repair work on the canal began. Sources said over six houses in the low-lying areas and crops of about 13 farmers were affected. V C Patel said, “The repairing work of the breach in the canal is in progress. The flow of water from the Ukai dam has been stopped. The actual amount of loss is not yet known as a survey is under progress.”

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