Overview

• BBMB reported 9.68 BCM of water entered Pong during July–August, surpassing previous highs set in 1988 and 2023.
• The reservoir level was around 1,393.5–1,393.7 feet on Thursday, above the danger mark after a slight rise.
• Inflows fell to about 1.1 lakh cusecs from 2.2 lakh a day earlier, while releases ranged from a scheduled 1.10 lakh cusecs on August 28 to roughly 94,845 cusecs later in the day.
• Authorities ordered roughly 20,000 people from about 60 villages to move to safer locations, set up relief camps, and issued downstream alerts.
• NDRF and local teams conducted rescues and damage checks, evacuating Arni University students and noting impacts to about 65 roads and 92 drinking-water schemes.