The Panchet dam in the upper eastern valley of the Damodar river further has scaled up its discharge by 7,000 cusecs today leading to the combined discharge by the upper dams to 33,000 cusecs that has left the lower valley residents panic struck, fearing further inundation.
Three members of a family from Kolkata have drowned in Damodar river near Kulti in West Burdwan district today while bathing and taking selfies. The locals have managed to save two others.
The deceased boys - Shubhajit Naskar, Soumyajit Saha and Viki Sil were class X students of a government undertaking school and had been to the river with others yesterday afternoon.
Presently, the wastewater treatment gap in the country in India is 74.95 per cent of the country's total waste water generation.
Employees who guard the loockgates in the 692-metre long Durgapur Barrage noticed early on Saturday morning that the metal gate number 31 was damaged.
