Water level dips at Kulekhani
eKantipur.com, 28-May-2007
The water level of the Indra Sarovar, the reservoir providing water for Kulekhani Hydroelectric Project, has dropped to its lowest level due to lack of rainfall and the scorching heat for the past three weeks.
There might be no electricity generation from the second biggest hydropower project of Nepal if there is no rainfall within this week, warned experts at the Kulekhani hydroelectric project. Due to the lack of rainfall, most of the water sources supporting the Indra Sarovar are drying, according to experts.
Indra Sarovar, which can have maximum water level of 1530 meters above sea level, now has water up to 1,487 meters.
The current daily water level depletion is 50-75 centimeters, according to experts. "If this trend of water consumption goes on, it will take only a week for this reservoir to be empty," experts said.
It is not possible to generate electricity if water level in the reservoir goes below 1,480 meters.
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