This June, water shares in 4 of the 5 main dams that present ingesting water to Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad are greater than in the identical interval of 2020.
As of Friday, the collective water reserves within the Khadakwasla, Panshet, Varasgaon, Panshet and Pawana dams stood at 10.81 TMC (thousand million cubic toes). During the identical interval of 2020, the collective inventory stood at 7.85 TMC.
Pune district has acquired heavy rains in June. Till June 23, the district had recorded 240 mm of rain, which was nearly 100 per cent above regular for the month of onset of monsoon.
“The catchment areas have recorded continuous and continuous rain till last week. Besides, the dams had reserve stock, which is why the water stock is high this year,” mentioned a reservoir official within the irrigation division.
The catchment areas of Temghar and Pawana dams have acquired above regular rainfall for June to this point. The rainfall within the catchment areas of the district ranges from 250 mm to 530 mm since June 1.
At current, the Khadakwasla dam accounts for 55 per cent of the capability, whereas the inventory at Panshet and Pawana was greater than 30 per cent of the full capability. The Varsgaon and Temghar dams had over 20 per cent and 14 per cent inventory, respectively, as on Friday.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
