Chapter 302: Chapter 152: The Power of Nature (Part 3)

As the saying goes: “Those who drown are usually good swimmers.”

In case the dam suddenly collapses and causes a flood in the next second, even if he were possessed by the spirit of a legendary swimmer, he wouldn’t be much better off than the average person. But a life jacket is different; its excellent buoyancy ensures that even if he loses consciousness due to impact, he can still float on the water’s surface, making a fundamental difference in survival.

Carrying a backpack serves the same purpose.

In case of a vehicular accident, at least he still has a bag of essential supplies.

Gu Ji, with four years of experience as a SWAT officer, constantly adheres to the police tactical principle of “danger plus one,” elevating the level of danger and difficulty in handling an incident to consider it on a higher level, always maintaining a high level of alertness and vigilance.

Swim to the outskirts of the town.

Gu Ji felt that the edge of the shore was almost indistinguishable from the river because of the heavy rain; the river water and accumulated water converged into one. The turbulent current, like a herd of wild horses galloping, ferociously crashed between town walls and trees on the opposite bank, emitting roars of rushing and raging.

He couldn’t stabilize himself in the water unless he grabbed the wall’s base.

“Moo!”

Suddenly, he saw a buffalo on the opposite bank swept into the river by the swift current. Before he could react, it was carried ten meters away by the water in just the blink of an eye, utterly powerless to resist.

“This is too terrifying; once a person is swept in, there is no chance of escape…”

He didn’t have time to consider other situations, urgently took out his phone, and warned Mr. Kiran through emergency broadcasts or media to prohibit all citizens from approaching the shore, including residents near the shore, and to relocate them elsewhere. Then he relayed the situation to Fatima.

Returning to the car, Gu Ji quickly organized his thoughts and sent the emergency plan to Kiran.

Based on the provincial government meeting, two main points were added:

First, focus on the riverbank alert; since Gauhati is a coastal city, it is more dangerous than Dis布尔 and more affected by precipitation. A strict alert zone should be set up on the shore, and water level changes should be monitored constantly.

Second, establish a logistics department and quickly set up temporary shelters; this is not only for handling shoreline residents’ living issues but also facilitates government unified management, disaster prevention knowledge dissemination, and temporary recruitment of those with strong learning abilities into the emergency rescue team.

Indeed.

Gu Ji had observed during his travels and found the Gauhati government severely lacking in personnel, especially in front-line fire and police roles, so implementing a volunteer system is necessary.

Previously, he passed safely through the final challenge in a World War II factory checkpoint relying on volunteers.

In the morning at the provincial government hospital, Gu Ji also experienced the abilities of local Indians; as long as taught patiently, they are relatively reliable and hardworking.

Kiran was overjoyed upon hearing all this and immediately invited him to dine in the government building.

With the idea that saving a meal is gaining a meal, Gu Ji wouldn’t pass up this opportunity for a free meal, considering the county mayor even gave him a box of canned food.

In the county government building, officials were running inside and outside, extremely busy.

After Kiran and Gu Ji met, they took him to the employee cafeteria.

Perhaps to mock his frugality in the car, the secretary “specifically” prepared a lavish meal for him: hand-held rice, flatbread, curry chicken pieces, curry vegetables, milk paneer, and finally a cup of milk tea.

“Your Gauhati’s food reserves are indeed abundant.”

“Kwatra, immediately notify the dining hall, this meal is exempt, start from dinner, save food, and act strictly according to the provincial government’s disaster emergency response measures.”

With one sentence from Gu Ji, Kiran grasped the meaning, immediately frowned and turned to berate the secretary.

The latter realized his mistake and clumsiness, hurriedly clasped his hands together, and left, embarrassed.

Since Gu Ji offered numerous useful suggestions, Kiran now regards him as his “wise star,” and would have enlisted Gu Ji long ago into Gauhati if he hadn’t told Kiran that the disaster management minister already placed him in the frontline investigation team.

Even though Gu Ji wasn’t accustomed to hand-held rice, he had to admit this was his first decent hot meal since entering the checkpoint, dispelling the chill from being drenched outside; only the taste of Indian curry was too strong and spicy.

After lunch, it was already two in the afternoon.

Gu Ji sipped hot salty milk tea, took a short break, and drove to the dam.

Understanding the reservoir level helps him establish a dam breach expectation and also allows investigating the actual accident cause, completing subsequent tasks that might be involved.

The nearest dam was about 900 meters from Gauhati.

It was an earth-rock mixture dam.

It mainly consisted of the dam body, seepage control body, drainage body, and slope protection, compared to concrete dams, it utilized local materials, saved on cement, required lower foundation conditions at the dam site, but its durability is somewhat inferior.

The entire dam’s axis was arc-shaped, approximately 660 meters long, about 90 meters high, with a total water storage capacity of about 4.1 billion cubic meters, classified as a medium-sized dam.

Gu Ji parked the car in a safe location, stood on the roof, and carefully observed the dam body with binoculars.

Given past experiences, even India’s largest dam can breach, let alone such an obscure one.

But due to rain hindering visibility, he couldn’t clearly see the dam body’s details; at least from the surface, there were no obvious damages.

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