Simulation Game: Crisis Management-Chapter 303 - 152: The Power of Nature (Part 4)

The entire dam has nine sluice gates, and under the command of the State Water Resources Department, they are currently fully opened to release the floodwater.

The fast-flowing river along the Gauhati bank is precisely due to this reason.

Gu Ji found the person in charge, and after revealing his identity, went to the central control room of the dam. He first checked the current water level, which had reached 81 meters. Given that the normal reservoir water level is 76.68m and the maximum reservoir water level is 80.21m, it has reached a dangerous range and could cause a breach at any time.

Didn’t the Water Resources Minister promise there would be no problem during the meeting?

Could it be they don’t want to take responsibility?

Facing his questioning, the person in charge of the dam said that the floodgates have been continuously opened and as long as the rain doesn’t increase, the water level will go down.

But the key issue is that no one knows how long the tropical depression will last, or if the rainfall will intensify.

Gu Ji took photos of the data with his phone and sent them separately to Mr. Kiran and Fatima. The former said he would immediately report to the Chief Minister, as anyone would panic with a ticking time bomb over their head.

After all, if the dam were to collapse, the first to suffer would be Gauhati.

Fatima had also finished contacting the Hyderabad Navy Base. The Indian Navy Meteorological Analysis Center is in communication with the Assam Meteorological Department, making a final judgment on the tropical depression in Bengal Bay.

In the evening, the rain began to lessen.

It returned to yesterday afternoon’s drizzle state.

Standing on the steps of the government building, Gu Ji looked at the cheering officials in the courtyard and the excited crowds, slightly frowning.

Because he knew the disaster would not end so easily.

And indeed, that was the case.

Early the next morning, just as the day broke, he was awakened by the county chief’s secretary. The state government had suddenly convened a second emergency meeting.

To save water, he didn’t even wash his face before hurrying downstairs.

Perhaps the car incident from yesterday left a shadow on Kiran, as today he switched to an off-road vehicle equipped with a snorkel.

Over two hours later, they arrived again at the state government building.

Having not returned for a night, the water level in Dis布尔 hadn’t gone down much. The meeting room was filled with the same people as yesterday; perhaps realizing the severity of the situation, everyone’s face carried a more serious expression.

The Water Resources Minister lowered his head, showing a somewhat gloomy expression when seeing Gu Ji.

"It seems everyone knows today’s meeting is not optimistic, but there is good news. Mr. Anurag, your idea of the self-defense guide for the torrential rain and flood for the public is quite commendable; police and fire departments reported a significant drop in accident incidences."

The Chief Minister first praised the Disaster Management Minister after taking his seat.

Unexpectedly, Anurag just grinned, "Chief, I wasn’t in charge of this guide, it was Vidi and Fatima who did the work, one wrote it, and the other contacted the media to distribute it."

"Oh, Vidi?"

The Chief Minister glanced surprisedly at Gu Ji, finally praising, "Not bad, young people truly have innovative ideas!"

The meeting then officially began, with the Chief Minister asking the Meteorological Department Minister to announce the reading results jointly discussed with the Navy Meteorological Center.

It turned out that the tropical depression had not weakened; on the contrary, it shows signs of worsening and might transform into a tropical storm, while the rainband hadn’t stopped but merely shifted to the vicinity of West Bengal and southwest Bangladesh.

In other words, the suffering hasn’t disappeared, just temporarily moved.

"According to the meteorological monitoring report, it is expected around 10 PM tonight that heavy rain will strike again, lasting 12 hours. Does anyone have any countermeasures?"

Facing the Chief Minister’s inquiry, no one dared to speak for a moment.

After a long silence, Mr. Kiran finally couldn’t hold back:

"Chief Minister, since heavy rainfall is inevitable, and the river dam release didn’t meet expectations, my suggestion is to quickly relocate the residents from towns and villages near the riverbank to safer places, while the flood levels have not risen."

"Relocate..."

The ministers murmured among themselves, seemingly surprised that he, who stood with the conservative circle of the Transportation Minister yesterday, had suddenly "switched sides" to Gu Ji’s radical faction today.

The Chief Minister glanced at Gu Ji and then turned his gaze to the Water Resources Minister.

The latter immediately said nervously, "Chief, Mr. Kiran’s words aren’t entirely appropriate. It’s not that the dam release didn’t meet expectations, it’s just that individual reservoirs are at the alert line edge. Currently, as the rain has stopped, the flood release is being carried out in an orderly manner."

"And what will happen when it starts pouring heavily again at 10 tonight?"

Gu Ji suddenly spoke up, startling Fatima beside him, and even Anurag’s eyelids twitched.

Who could have thought that a mere office investigator from the Agricultural Department would dare to confront a high-ranking state government minister?

The Water Resources Minister was already angry about the dam issue; now Gu Ji had willingly hit the muzzle, revealing a fierce gleam in his eyes.

"You are merely an office investigator from the Agricultural Department, and you think that after looking at one or two dams, you understand water resources?"

"Although I may not understand water resources, I would never hide data, nor gamble with the lives of 33 million people in the entire state!"

Gu Ji remained composed and smirked, clearly unafraid of the Water Resources Minister’s threats.

Fatima was a bit stunned, not expecting him to respond so directly and not leaving any face for the Water Resources Minister.

Perhaps fearing Gu Ji being reprimanded, or that their arguments were not standing strong, she hurriedly pulled out a list from the documents.

"Chief Minister, this document contains the repair records of major dams within Assam, and those in the central region are quite old, averaging nearly 1.2 repairs per year, and this year’s repairs haven’t started yet. From the data, the Mizos Dam near Gauhati indeed poses a high risk of breaching."