Gaula river level falls to record low in June
In winter, there was a lack of rain from the mountains to the plains. There has been almost no rain since the beginning of the summer season. In such a situation, the graph of heat is constantly rising. Due to these conditions, the Gaula river, the lifeline of Haldwani, is being badly affected. Amidst rising temperatures, the water level of the river in June has dropped to a record low of 14 years on Tuesday.
According to the Irrigation Department, water flow of 50 cusecs was recorded in Gaula Barrage on Tuesday. According to old records, this is the lowest compared to the water level in June between 2010 and 2023. According to the data, in the last 14 years, the lowest water level in the river was 58 cusecs in 2010. But due to the water reaching the lowest level this year, both drinking water and irrigation system are being affected in Haldwani area.
Due to lack of sufficient water, water is not reaching the Gaulapar, Lalkuan and Kaladhungi areas in sufficient quantity for irrigation work. The irrigation department is supplying water in the canal as per the roster. In such a situation, the farmers are quite troubled. At the same time, due to the lack of water in the barrage, there is a water crisis in remote areas.
Naini Lake Water Levels Plummet
This is the first time in the last five years that the water level of the lake has reached zero in the second fortnight of June. Now if it goes below this then it will be considered as moving from normal to minus.
Minus means that the corners of the lake have dried up and gradually the size of the total area of water is shrinking. The ideal situation is to move above zero. Last year in this season, the water level of the lake was 3.67 feet above zero. The lake was at its highest level in September. That is, the water was flowing 12 feet above zero, but the rains failed and the situation kept deteriorating day by day, the water level of Naini lake is going down.
