Kaptai dam sluice gates closed after 6hrs

Kaptai dam sluice gates closed after 6hrs

Sixteen sluice gates of the Kaptai dam in Rangamati were opened on Sunday due to continuous rains and rising water levels in Kaptai Lake caused by runoff from the hills. The sluices were closed again around 2pm after being open for six hours.
Engineer ATM Abduzzaher, manager of Karnafuli Hydroelectric Power Station, confirmed the information.
"When the sluices were open, 9,000 cusecs of water per second was released into the Karnaphuli River. The water pressure has since reduced, leading to the closure of the sluices," he said.
The sluice gates were opened by six inches at 8am when the lake water level approached the danger mark. "Opening the spillway during the monsoon when the lake overflows is a normal process. There is nothing to panic about," he added.