Excess water from Kurichu dam in Bhutan is being released since Friday morning and the district administrations in downstream areas of Assam have been put on alert for possible flooding, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
With an improvement in the weather conditions in the upstream neighbouring country since Thursday, the amount of released water may not be huge, the chief minister said.
"This morning, the Kurichu dam authority started releasing excess water. The excess water is being carefully redirected through the gates to control the flow,"Sarma wrote on Twitter.
