Chandigarh, Sept. 19 -- For the first time in its history, one of the three floodgates of the Sukhna Lake was opened for a record 11th time in a season, as the water level crossed the danger mark of 1,163-ft on Thursday due to rain in the catchment area.

The excess water was released into the Ghaggar river through Sukhna Choe.

According to officials, the floodgate was opened around 4am and closed around 12.30 pm, when the water level dropped to nearly 1,162. 95-ft.

Earlier, the floodgates were opened on September 6, 3, and 1, and on August 30, 29, 19, 17, 15, 8 and 6.

The UT engineering department has deployed officials at the regulatory end of the lake on a 24x7 basis and CCTV cameras have also been installed to regularly monitor the...