Jahangeer Ganaie
Srinagar, Jan 31 : The Study by Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS) Pune has recommended that flood spill channel may be extended to Wular Lake with uniform bed width 80 metre and widening of Jhelum in north Kashmir by 40 metre for around 19 kilometres.
A top official of Irrigation and Flood Control Kashmir told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that in order to start the second phase of flood mitigation plan of Jhelum Central Water commission, an expert and apex organization of government of India advised them to go through a mathematical study.
A mathematical study of Jhelum and its tributaries was conducted by Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS) Pune recommending many things.
He said that they analysed different options and came up with optimum, feasible and tactical solutions in flood management of Kashmir.
He said that the study laid the basis of the second phase of flood mitigation plan as second phase proposals were accepted only after getting their recommendations.
He said that their recommendations include no dredging of Jhelum channel be carried out from Sangam to Asham as it would end up in reducing lag time, which would give less chance for evacuation process during floods.
He said the their second recommendations includes that Flood Spill Channel (FSC) may be extended into the Lake areas with channels having low level embankments, with a uniform bed width of 80 m and embankments having slopes of 1V:2H, with longitudinal slope of 1:5000 throughout the FSC from entry at Padshahi Bagh to exit at Wullar Lake.
He said that at present the central part of the channel has just 20 metre width which has to be taken to 80 metre with constant slope from Padshahi Bagh to Wullar.
The official that their third recommendation is increasing the width of OFC from exit of crude weir at Sopore Bridge up to RD. 173.2 km by additional 40 m along the thalweg line including usage of navigational channel at Sopore Bridge for passage of flood as the crude Veer is not modified.
He said as per their third recommendation around 19 kilometers from Nigli Sopore to Khanpora bridge, Jhelum has to be given more 40 metre length.
He said that these recommendations as the Pune based research company are the most important part of flood mitigation plan which can help in mitigation and minimizing impact—(KNO)
