crisis management game.

Chapter 175 Dam Crisis
The moment Gu Ji saw the value of the water storage capacity of the reservoir, Gu Ji finally couldn't help but swear.

The official rated water storage capacity of the Falaka Dam is 95 billion cubic meters, but the millimeter-wave water level monitor in front of us shows that the actual capacity of the reservoir area has exceeded 103 billion cubic meters, exceeding the standard by nearly 10%, which is seriously exceeded.

All 12 gates of the dam body were released, and the average flow rate was 1243 cubic meters per second, while the precipitation increase monitored by the water and rain monitoring system was 1365 cubic meters per second.

That is to say, even if the tropical storm heavy precipitation no longer increases, the dam will not be able to complete the self-discharge.

This is the real reason why Gu Ji made up his mind to blast the dam body!

"Monitoring technician! Where are the dam structure monitoring, seepage flow monitoring, and seepage pressure monitoring values!"

"I, I'm a technician."

Gu Ji yelled twice in the control room before a dark-skinned middle-aged man in a blue uniform trotted over.

Perhaps he also knew that there was a problem with the value of the reservoir, so he wiped the sweat from his forehead in a panic.

"The leader of the report said that the construction of the Falaka Dam was too early and was completed in 1971, so no piezometric tubes were installed at the time of construction, and the hydraulic method could only be used on the basis of some simplified assumptions on seepage conditions. , for simple computational analysis.

"That is to say, now you have no way to accurately calculate the infiltration line of the dam body?"

Facing Gu Ji's questioning, the technician just lowered his head and refused to answer.

The more Fatima listened, the more her heart sank.

As a flood disaster expert, she also knows a little about dam safety information, so she naturally understands why Gu Ji asked about the "infiltration line".

The seepage line is the intersecting line between the free water surface and the cross-section of the dam body formed by water seeping from the upstream surface of the earth-rock dam to the downstream through the dam body. The main basis is that every 1 meter rise of the soaking line can increase the static risk factor of the dam body by 0.05 or even more.

Under the premise that the water storage capacity of the current reservoir is seriously exceeding the standard, the dam safety monitoring center does not know the specific value of the infiltration line at all, which means that they cannot grasp the current safety of the dam body at all.

This is extremely dangerous.

Because the dam may break at any time in the future, it may be an hour later, it may be a certain charge hole dug by the construction team, or it may be the next second!
Gu Ji immediately left the monitoring room and found Marlow who was blocking the villagers.

"Marlowe, is your technical scout's drone still flying?"

"It's raining so hard outside, it's hard to take off, and the line of sight is severely blocked, it's almost tantamount to blind practice!"

Marlowe pointed at the expanse of ocean outside the glass, and shook his head, "Now we can only find a way to replace drones with helicopters for low-altitude observation!"

"Then trouble your people, be sure to ask the pilot to inspect the surface of the dam body for cracks and water seepage."

"You mean... Colonel!"

Marlowe was not a fool either, he immediately understood the meaning of Gu Ji's words, and hurriedly pressed the intercom headset to contact Colonel Swaraj who was still outside.

Through the window, Gu Ji saw that the two Mi-17/171 helicopters were circling repeatedly at low altitude along the dam body of the Falaka Dam, and shot huge searchlights on it.

After observing for two consecutive laps, a reply came from the intercom headset.

Marlowe listened for a while, and the brows became a little more dignified.

"Vidi, the pilot of the Hippo 4 sent a message. The rain was too heavy and the line of sight was not good. There were no cracks on the dam. There have been traces of small landslides."

"I'll go and have a look right away! Hurry up and move!"

"Viddy, I'll go with you!"

Seeing that the situation was critical, Fatima also rushed out of the dam command center with Gu Ji, and the two spun along the fire stairs and ran to the top of the dam body.

This is a narrow earth-rock road nearly 4 meters wide. Because of the tropical storm, all the intersections leading to the mountain road on both sides were closed by the State Department of Transportation. Er scratched him and staggered.

"Beware of the strong wind!"

He reminded Fatima, who subconsciously looked back at the reservoir on the west side, and couldn't help shivering. The huge reservoir hidden in the dark had already flooded to a position less than two meters below the dam body, and the heavy rain As if the sky had collapsed, the earth poured down from the sky, stirring up the water surface and making the waves turbulent and raging.

The two came to the east side of the dam cautiously. Driven by the strong wind, the flood peak rushed towards the connection between the cofferdam and the high concrete wall in waves. , There are indeed traces of landslides at the internal connection of the dam body, and with the beating of the flood waves, mud-like yellow water is also sprayed.

Fatima stared straight at the cave-in, her face turned pale, and she didn't know whether it was rain or cold sweat streaming from her temples.

"Wei, Wei Di, the connection point of the dam mountain has been damaged, and this dam may collapse at any time!"

"I know."

The corners of Gu Ji's eyes twitched, and his scalp felt a little numb. He didn't expect that things had come to the worst point. Now they were stepping on an untimed landmine, never knowing whether it would explode in the next second.

Most importantly, this bombing will kill at least hundreds of people! !

All previous efforts will be for naught!
"Alternate plan, alternate plan..."

He suppressed the chill in his heart, pursed his lips and muttered repeatedly, flashing through his mind many solutions to disasters caused by storms and floods.

Thanks to the continuous investment of the natural disaster system, and Gu Ji's strengthening of thinking in response and crisis management, within a few breaths, he had an idea in his mind, and his eyes froze, "Fatima, give the chief of the state immediately The secretary called and asked him to tell the anti-riot troops to evacuate all nearby villagers as soon as possible! Quick!"

"Ah good!"

Fatima took out her mobile phone from her pocket in a panic, and after Gu Ji finished speaking, she turned around and went back the same way.

He ran back to the control center without stopping.

"Marlowe, the body of the Falaka Dam has been damaged and may collapse at any time. The explosion plan has been cancelled. Let the helicopter send us to Calcutta immediately!!"

"what!?"

Marlowe's face suddenly pulled down, tense as if covered with a layer of paste, but the long-term military training made him breathe heavily, and he decisively pressed the intercom button to give an order: "Soldiers in groups A and B listen to the order and stop the operation." , Immediately transport the equipment and explosives back to the car, quick! Colonel..."

While he reported to Colonel Swaraj, Gu Jize ran down the mountain again.

The villagers who made trouble in the dam were all confused and confused, but there were also some people with sharp ears who heard the words "dam collapsed" and their faces were cloudy and obviously flustered.

The villagers at the bottom of the mountain are just like them.

Ranat, the chief secretary wearing a purple turban, stopped Gu Ji and said anxiously:

"Mr. Vidi, it's too difficult to evacuate. These villagers are clamoring to go in, and they are determined to prevent us from blowing up the dam. No matter how hard we drive them away!"

"Did you tell them we're going to stop the blasting, and that the dam is going to collapse?"

"I've said it all, but they just don't listen and say we're lying to them!!"

"Then put the government officials and policemen in the Midnapur area, as well as the landowners, and let them see with their own eyes where the dam is damaged. It's on the east side of the dam. I believe they must not If you have the guts to stay here, the main messenger has run away, and the other villagers will follow suit!"

There are not so many warriors in this world. Except for the dead men controlled by drugs under Dahai's hands in the underground building level, Gu Ji has never seen anyone who is really not afraid of death.

So he is well aware of the principle of "herd effect". Once the leader runs away, panic will quickly spread to the entire crowd.

Ranat understood.

But just when he was about to do so, he was stopped by Gu Ji, "Leave this kind of thing to the anti-explosion force, leave a force to be responsible for the evacuation, and the rest of the force will be transferred to Calcutta immediately, chief secretary, please You also have to take a helicopter ride with us!"

"Once the dam breaks, it is very likely to cause continuous floods in the downstream. There are five counties in the special management area, of which the first four counties have a total population of only 3000 million, while the city of Calcutta has a population of more than 600 million. People, the population density is extremely high, we must move all the population in the town to a safe place before the flood breaks out!"

"Turn, transfer 500 million people?!"

When Lanat heard this number, his eyes almost popped out, because it was simply impossible to complete.

At this time, Marlowe had already driven the pickup down the mountain.

"Let's talk as we walk!" Gu Ji dragged him to the helicopter landing point.

Five minutes later, with the help of firefighters and explosion-proof police, all military explosives and equipment were moved to the transport cabin, and the pilot pushed the throttle lever again after everyone boarded the plane.

Two Mi-17/171 helicopters braved the rain and waves, slowly rose, and flew to the south of Calcutta.

Along the way, the helicopter was in a shaky state because of the violent wind and heavy rain brought by the tropical storm. Ranat, who had never been in a military helicopter, even vomited on the spot.

At this time, the pilot's warning came from the cabin:

"Report! There is a thunderstorm ahead, the wind speed exceeds 19 m/s, there may be turbulence, everyone must sit still!"

Boom--!
Unexpectedly, just after the reminder, there was a violent shaking of the fuselage, and the material in the cabin collided with the iron sheet, making a violent sound. Lanata turned pale with fright and closed her eyes tightly.

Not only him, but even the soldiers in the cabin, as well as Gu Ji and the others all had stern faces.

After all, they are flying against heavy rain. According to the Mi-17 military flight manual, the minimum visibility for night flights should not be lower than 1500 meters, and the daytime visibility should not be lower than 800 meters. It's only a few hundred meters away.

So they are flying on the tip of a knife, and they may crash at any time.

But in order to shorten the distance, Gu Ji had to take this risk.

The distance from East Midnapur County to Kolkata is at least 100 kilometers. If you drive, it takes at least an hour, but if you take a helicopter, it only takes 15 minutes.

For the current situation where the dam may break at any time, every minute and every second are very precious to him.

"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz..."

As the fuselage shook violently, Fatima suddenly heard the siren from the cab, and she nervously grabbed Gu Ji's sleeve, "Are we going to be okay?"

"Don't worry, it will be dawn soon."

Gu Ji raised his wrist and glanced at it. Although he was also very nervous, as one of the emergency commanders, he must show a calm and calm state, otherwise even he would be afraid, and the whole team would immediately disperse.

Fortunately, he had good luck this round.

In other words, the sunrise time of the weather software on the mobile phone is very accurate. Gradually, through the windshield of the cockpit, everyone can see a fish-belly white floating in the eastern sky, and the earth is gradually brightening, although the sky is still gloomy. , it was raining heavily, but at least it wasn't as dark as before, as if it was swallowed by a demon.

Only then did Fatima notice the watch on Gu Ji's wrist.

It turned out that it was already six twenty in the morning.

From getting up early yesterday to make a plan, to review by the Prime Minister, and then to meet with the special border forces to carry out the blasting mission, they have been working continuously for a day and a night before they knew it!
During this period, the nerves of the two were always tense, so that they didn't feel tired until now.

"Calcutta is ahead!"

The pilot picked up the walkie-talkie and began communicating with the airport control tower in Calcutta.

Kolkata is the capital city of West Bengal, India. It is located on the east bank of the Hooghly River. It is a very large city and the third most densely populated metropolitan area in India. one of the ports.

This is also the main reason why Gu Ji came here directly after learning that the dam broke.

Riverside city with high population density.

Once a flood breaks out, it will be the most affected area!
Fortunately, compared with the previous towns in Assam, as the third largest city in India, the urban construction of Kolkata closely follows the Indian capital New Delhi and Mumbai. In addition to some exotic historical buildings, slums, parks, and Many modern high-rises, there is a sense of wretched poverty mixed inexplicably with broken British Raj-era gems, sprawling gardens and historical colleges.

Taking advantage of flying over the town, Gu Ji wrote down the locations of these buildings one by one. At the same time, he took out the satellite map of his mobile phone and marked them according to the distance from the river bank and the height of the terrain.

He also noticed that Calcutta has a strong religious atmosphere. Hindu god statues and tribute shrines can be seen everywhere in parks, roadsides, squares, and residential streets.

Many native Indian believers who get up early will pray even in the heavy rain.

It has to be said that before the disaster is imminent, this kind of behavior for peace is also reasonable, but it is full of irony, because it is too illusory to put the hope of self-help on God.

da da da da...

Soon, the helicopter landed at Calcutta International Airport.

Because Kolkata was the first area to be affected by the tropical storm, now even the airport on the higher terrain has water half a finger high. The airport has long been closed due to heavy rain. Officials of the Bangladesh government.

(End of this chapter)