Chapter 237 [What Are You Most Afraid Of? What Is Coming? ]
The lake on the back mountain is not small, surrounded by dams made of large stones, and four or five streams converge in the lake. Then a flood discharge outlet is formed at the entrance of the valley, rushing down to moisten the entire Lagar Valley.
In the past, this lake was very calm, as calm as a mirror, with abundant aquatic plants and full fish. But now it is different. The lake water has begun to become turbid, because the water volume of several streams converging on the mountain is too large, which is not proportional to the speed of flood discharge. Therefore, the volume of the lake is getting larger and larger. If the floodgates are not opened for flood discharge in a few days, the lake will burst after a heavy rain.
Then the mountain torrents broke out and became a disaster in the Lagar Valley. Fortunately, the vegetation around the lake is very well protected, and there will be no branches, weeds and other debris mixed in the lake and pouring down. Let the flood discharge outlet be unobstructed. Seeing the character here, frowned and said to the old housekeeper on the side.
"Butler, now is the time of urgency. Send people to guard the flood discharge outlet 24 hours a day. If there is another heavy rain, open the gate and discharge the flood."
The old butler is already several dozen years old this year. He is experienced and has seen all kinds of natural disasters. Although the lake on the mountain is as calm as water and has abundant water and grass, this lake was expanded from the original lake by the Singh family over 15 years. It is surrounded by tons of rocks with a thickness of 15 meters.
Some spice trees are planted on it. The roots of the trees emit a smell to prevent termites from building nests, so that the dam will not collapse due to ant holes. The original design can withstand floods once every 200 years. If the flood discharge channel is not blocked and the gate can easily discharge floods, then the lake will not collapse at all.
It seems that the matter is very urgent. Several mountain streams have rushed down, and the quiet lake water has been muddied, but there will be no danger. But my master is not so experienced, and it is normal to be afraid, so I smiled and patted my master on the shoulder and said.
"Master, don't worry, it's okay. The whole Rajasthan will be flooded. The lake behind our house will not flood. The 15-meter-thick dam is not so easy to be destroyed."
Bel Singh nodded in agreement. He did not participate in the dam that his family spent a huge amount of money to build, but he had a lot of information about the lake dam in his memory. The construction of the lake took more than 15 years. You can imagine how huge the project is.
But everything is a precaution, so it is imperative to send someone to guard the flood discharge outlet 24 hours a day, in order to make my master live in peace. It is very necessary to station someone by the lake to observe the water level at any time to live comfortably without worrying about fear. After walking around the lake, no danger of dam collapse was found.
This made Bel Singh feel very happy. Although this small lake is the holy lake of the Lajia Valley, it can ensure the good weather and good harvest in the entire Lagar Valley. In the dry season, water can be replenished, and in the rainy season, the gates can be opened to discharge floodwaters to ensure the safety of the entire valley. There is no safety hazard in the valley.
However, Belsinger was still worried that the flood would affect his business and the construction of the factory. After coming down from the mountain with worry, a sumptuous dinner was like chewing wax. After dinner, he returned to the study and called the company manager in Sinjar Town.
Ask them to always guard against floods, and all important financial information should be placed in high places, especially the several new flood discharge ditches in Singer Industrial Park. They must keep them unobstructed.
The building materials stores in the town should also move cement to high places, take measures to prevent floods, repair the courtyard walls, and prepare sufficient food in the kitchen. And let all the workers organize, with the Singer family paying for the workers to work hard, and start to reinforce their houses, and tell the workers to store some daily necessities in high places.
If you encounter floods or any difficulties, you can ask the group company for help, and they will send bottled drinking water to the workers. To ensure the personal safety of the workers of the group company, we also asked everyone to form a mutual aid team. If a worker's family is affected by the disaster, the mutual aid team will do its best to help the worker's family to produce and save themselves.
I have done everything I can do. Now it depends on God's will. It has been raining heavily since I returned home. It has been raining for three consecutive days, and the rain has not stopped, and it has gradually increased. The weather forecast has begun to sound a red alert, although Rajasthan is close to the India-Pakistan border and belongs to a semi-arid area.
But the mountains are still very humid. This year's rain is very frequent and the rainfall is also heavy. Weather forecast experts estimate that the probability of a flood that occurs once in 50 years has reached 70%. Government officials throughout Rajasthan have begun to take action to organize the masses to fight floods and disaster relief.
Regardless of the disturbances outside, the villagers in the Lagar Valley live very steadily, because the villagers over the age of 30 have participated in the dam construction project. Although we know how strong the Lagar Valley is, Sinjar Town has been hit by floods. The floods have begun to overflow the banks of several small rivers and gather in the town.
In addition, the living facilities have been in disrepair for a long time, and the drainage is not smooth. The whole town has been soaked under ten centimeters of flood water. Everyone has to wade through the flood water whether traveling or living. Even so, the heavy rain that threatens the sky has not stopped at all, and it is getting heavier and heavier, which makes Belsinger very worried.
After comforting the family members, he drove a commercial vehicle all the way here, and the first place he inspected was Singh Building Materials Store. Because he had made arrangements and instructed the manager of the building materials store in advance, he did not dare to neglect it. That night, he took the workers of the building materials store to carry out construction and reinforcement. The door was reinforced to half a meter and a cement retaining wall was built.
Because the building materials store was rebuilt, in order to prevent theft, the thickness of the cement wall reached half a meter, and it was all made of stones. The cement in the middle was high-grade cement, which was extremely strong. In addition, the sandbags were piled up outside the wall. The entire building materials industry can be said to be solid.
If the flood did not reach half a meter, there would be no loss. In addition, Singh allocated funds to store materials. The second floor of the building materials store was stacked with rice, flour, meat, vegetables and fruits, which could fully guarantee the monthly demand of all workers in the building materials store, including their families.
The building materials store can be said to be solid, and there is nothing to worry about. Then he drove to Singh Industrial Park with Manager Weir. We had to wade through the water all the way. Fortunately, the chassis of the commercial vehicle was high enough. We just passed half of the drum tower. We drove very slowly, but we also arrived at the destination. When we entered the gate, we saw that the construction site was very lively.
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Experts have warned that the 50-year flood is about to come. The most conservative estimate of the water volume is 80 centimeters. Of course, this 80 centimeters of water surface is different in different places. The industrial park of Singh Industrial Group is on high ground, and several wide drainage ditches have been dug.
The ground inside the walled industrial park is being reinforced. Although it is a little damp, it has not yet been flooded. But for the sake of safety, the workers have dismantled all the important production machinery and moved them to a high place for unified stacking.