The trend on the Senegal River is currently downward and water releases at the Manantali dam have stopped. The announcement was made by Bakary Faty, Director of Water Resources Management and Planning, at the RFM microphone.
“For the past 72 hours, we have noticed a drop at the most downstream stations. I think this is excellent news for those who were worried about a river overflow situation in St. Louis. Currently, the trend of the Senegal River is at 1.40 m in Saint-Louis. It’s decreasing. In Bakel also, the trend which was increasing saw a considerable decline. There we have a trend of 3.66 m. Podor too, which was on the rise, is on the decline. So, there are no fears at the moment for the hydraulic situation,” said Mr. Faty.
Continuing, he announced that water release operations at the Manantali dam have ceased. “There are no more fears coming from the dam. There cannot be extraordinary situations which can cause rises. If the releases continue, the river level was going to be higher than that, but there is no more,” he said.
