A social media video claiming that the wall of the Bhakra Nangal Dam has developed a 1.77-inch tilt and will set off flooding in Delhi and a number of other different cities has been discovered to be deceptive by the Press Info Bureau’s Reality Examine Unit.
The video, being circulated by varied social media handles, claims that the dam wall is at present leaning by 1.77 inches. It additional warns {that a} breach within the construction might go away Delhi and different cities below floodwater.
The declare was examined by the PIB Reality Examine Unit, which discovered that the determine being circulated doesn’t match the most recent recorded measurement.
In response to the fact-check, the precise deflection recorded within the dam wall on August 27 was 0.86 inches, significantly decrease than the 1.77 inches claimed within the video.
The official evaluation additionally discovered no indication of the structural issues recommended within the viral declare. Stress, pressure, pore water stress and seepage on the dam had been all recorded inside their prescribed permissible limits.
The PIB, subsequently, acknowledged that the dam is totally secure, instantly countering the suggestion that its situation poses a right away flood menace to Delhi or different cities.
The episode has additionally highlighted how a single determine circulated via social media can shortly be linked to fears of a serious catastrophe. The PIB Reality Examine Unit urged individuals to not fall for claims that create panic and nervousness and suggested them to rely solely on official sources for credible data.
