DVC strategy to fight floods

Calcutta. Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has drawn a three-pronged strategy to combat flood situations in Bengal and Jharkhand. improve reservoir operations in the valley area spread over Bengal and Jharkhand. 
 
The PSU has revised the guide curves to determine permissible water levels for its dams, unified the operations of Tenughat dam of the Jharkhand government with other reservoirs in the Damodar valley area and revamped the flood warning dissemination and flood forecasting system.
 
DVC had been criticised by the Bengal government for its inability to control floods in the lower Damodar basin. However, the central power utility has maintained that it cannot independently take a call on the release of water from its dams.

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