All 16 Kaptai Dam spillway gates opened by 3 feet amid rising water
A total of 90,000 cubic feet of water per second is being discharged into the Karnaphuli River.
Kaptai Dam. File Photo: UNB
The 16 spillway gates of Kaptai Dam have been opened by 3 feet each due to a sharp rise in the water level of Kaptai Lake.
Mahmud Hasan, manager-engineer of the Karnaphuli Hydropower Station, confirmed the information today (30 August) at 10am.
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He said the 16 spillway gates are releasing 58,000 cubic feet per second, while five power units are releasing another 32,000 cubic feet per second into the Karnaphuli River.
A total of 90,000 cubic feet of water per second is being discharged into the Karnaphuli River.
