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3,500 cusecs of water released from Pavana dam; decision on Panshet dam on Friday
PUNE A total of 3,500 cusecs of water was released from the Pavana dam on Thursday, while decision on releasing water from the Panshet dam is yet to be taken by the state water irrigation department
PUNE A total of 3,500 cusecs of water was released from the Pavana dam on Thursday, while decision on releasing water from the Panshet dam is yet to be taken by the state water irrigation department.
Pavana dam is filled to 85.46% of capacity, while Panshet is filled to 91.91%.
“Decision on releasing water will be taken after looking at the situation in the morning (Friday) at 8am,” said HV Gunale, chief engineer, water resources, Pune division.
Water has been released from the Khadkawasla dam which is full up, while Temghar dam is filled to 70.08% of capacity as of Thursday.
“We are ready with the plan to release water from dams. Everything depends on how much rain the city receives in the night,” said an official from the irrigation department.
However, the residents living in low-lying areas have been told to stay alert by the district administration.
A total of 1,929 cusecs of water was released from Khadakwasla dam on Thursday.
Moderate rain in city; heavy in ghat areas
Pune city is expected to receive moderate rainfall for the next two days, while the ghat areas of Pune, Satara and Kolhapur are expected to receive heavy rains.
On Thursday Shivajinagar received 4.1mm of rain, while Lohegaon received 3mm. “The state is receiving rain due to heavy moisture incursion in the air which has occurred due to strong westerlies,” said Anumpam Kashyapi, head of weather forecasting, India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Till now, Pune has received an excess of 29% of rain over the normal. Madhya (central) Maharashtra has received 30% excess rain. Konkan, Goa and Marathwada have received 43% excess rain, while Vidarbha has received 5% more rain than normal. In the state, only Nandurbar is still rain deficient.
