Water level of Umaim lake is improving after fresh rain

Shillong: The water level of Umiam Lake has risen after heavy rains in parts of Meghalaya and NE in the past few days.

The water level recorded at Umiam Hydroelectric Power Station Stage-1 at 4 pm on Sunday was 3170.34 feet, a significant improvement from the levels recorded on Saturday of 3166.43 feet and 3164.95 feet on Friday.
Power Minister Abu Taher Mondal said the water level inUmiam Reservoir has reached an all-time low of 3,165 feet.

The maximum water level is 3,220 feet.

He cautioned that there is a permissible limit to the level of water required to run power units. However, if the water level continues to fall, the Umiam Hydroelectric Project will have to be shut down.
As per reports, the Meghalaya government has been resorting to 8-10 hours of load-shedding following the depletion of the Umiam water level.

Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition Ronnie V. Lyngdoh on Sunday called on various political parties to end the blame game and come together to find a permanent solution to the annual power crisis in the state.
“Now is the time for us to come together as the power crisis has not been resolved for the past several years. We need to find other sources of power generation as we cannot depend entirely on hydropower projects. Power It was good to hear the minister talking about the idea of ​​developing thermal plants,” said Lyngdoh.
Lyngdoh has also expressed confidence that Power Minister AT Mondal would be able to bring in much-needed changes since he had held this portfolio earlier.