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Operating the gates of the dams increased the outflow rapidly. The outflow increased from 124,920 on 6 August, 8 am cfs, to 409,004 cfs on 7 August 8.00 am. Maintaining the same pace of increase the outflow was increased to a peak of 907,316 cfs at 8 pm on 8 August. The heavy outflow of
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The inflow at dam was 85,958 cfs on 5 August 8 am, then rises to 330,216 cfs on 6 August 8 pm. On the morning of 7 August it became 853,679 cfs. By that time the reservoir was already 90% full, leaving very little empty space left to accommodate the floodwater coming from upstream. The inflow was
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was constructed in 1972, flood control was one of the objectives of the dam's construction. After the dam was constructed 90 km upstream from Surat, there were no major floods until 1994. The floods of 1978 and 1979 were effectively managed by the dam.
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increased. The water level of the dam reservoir was increasing rapidly. On the morning of 3 August, the reservoir had already crossed the prescribed rule level of 333.60 feet (101.68 m).
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still increasing. The peak inflow during the flood was about 1,200,000 cfs, but it lasted only for two hours.
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Network on Dams, Rivers and People
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Due to heavy rainfall during 2006 in upstream basin areas, the inflow at
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648:"State fails to find solution to Surat floods – Times of India"
609:"SURAT FLOODS: HOW IT WAS AN[sic] PREVENTABLE DISASTER"
685:"Citizens' reports indict Gujarat government for Surat floods"
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SURAT FLOODS: HOW IT WAS AN[sic] PREVENTABLE DISASTER
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Surat
Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research
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455:"What Surat learned from a preventable flood | Citiscope"
718:"Mismanagement responsible for Surat flood, says report"
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Mavalankar, Dileep; Srivastava, Amit (1 January 2008).
532:"2006 Gujarat flood was man-made disaster: PCGF Report"
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The sudden release of a large amount of water into the
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SANDRP-South Asia
Network on Dams, Rivers and People
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People's
Committee on Gujarat Floods of August 2006
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People's
Committee on Gujarat Floods of August 2006
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817:Lessons from Massive Floods of 2006 in Surat City
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97:Unofficial figure as high as 500
16:Natural disaster in Surat, India
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893:1994 Plague epidemic in surat
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1096:Krishak Bharati Cooperative
985:Surat Municipal Corporation
489:"PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE REPORT"
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1162:The Sardar Patel Museum
928:2001 Gujarat earthquake
61:7 August 2006
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132:caused the flood. The
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1254:Surat railway station
394:Government of Gujarat
134:Government of Gujarat
1581:2000s floods in Asia
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1314:National Highway 228
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1041:Surat Diamond Bourse
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428:2019 Vadodara flood
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1294:National Highway 8
1289:Cable Bridge Surat
1284:Morarji Desai Setu
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423:2017 Gujarat flood
418:2005 Gujarat flood
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1177:Saraswati Mandir
1142:Blues Adventures
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943:2006 Surat flood
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1478:Radio Mirchi
1355:Chandi Padvo
1233:Ubhrat Beach
1228:Suvali Beach
1157:Surat Castle
1152:Dutch Garden
1137:Mughal Sarai
1056:ABG Shipyard
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1279:Gaurav Path
1264:Surat Metro
1223:Dumas Beach
1106:Gujarat Gas
1081:ESSAR Group
959:River Tapti
126:Tapti River
50:Gaurav Path
21:‹ The
1560:Categories
1483:Radio City
1076:NTPC Kawas
969:Gopi Talav
629:6 February
434:References
206:reservoir
163:cubic foot
73:2006-08-10
65:2006-08-07
1369:Education
1345:Uttarayan
1242:Transport
1130:Landmarks
1121:Naiko Gas
952:Geography
575:0261-3077
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