Rangamati, Aug. 12 -- All 16 sluice gates of the Kaptai Dam at the Karnaphuli Hydroelectric Power Station in Rangamati were closed on Tuesday morning, seven days after opening.

The gates were shut at 8am after the water level of Kaptai Lake dropped below the danger mark, said Mahmud Hasan, manager and engineer of the power station.

At 7am, the lake's water level stood at 107.06 metres above mean sea level (MSL), said the official, adding that the water level has been steadily declining over the past few days due to a lack of rainfall.

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Earlier, at midnight on August 5, all 16 gates were partially opened as the water level reached the lake's maximum capacity of 109 MSL.

At that t...