Pune: Bountiful rainfall increases storage in Khadakwasla Dam system
Pune: In a positive update, the storage capacity of the Khadakwasla chain of four dams, supplying water to the city, has increased to over 50 pc. Following inadequate rainfall in June and the first two weeks of July, the storage capacity of the dams was dropping.
However, heavy rainfall in the catchment areas of the reservoirs has raised their storage capacity significantly. The current storage can last for the next eight months. Thus, a looming water crisis has now been solved.
Currently, the total storage in the four dams is 14.63 TMC, which is 50.18 pc of the capacity. Since, a steady rainfall has just started, it may further increase.
The storage in the four dams of the Khadakwasla project on July 22 last year was 14.12 TMC (48.41 pc). It is 0.51 TMC more today. The storage (TMC) in the four Khadakwasla dams is as follows, along with figures for last year into brackets: Temghar 1.42 (1.21), Varasgaon 5.61 (6.26), Panshet 6.13 (5.42), Khadakwasla 1.48 (1.23).
Dams in the district filled to half their capacity
The water storage in the 26 dams in the district, excluding the six Tata Group dams, is 57.87 TMC, though it is 3.34 pc less in comparison to last year’s storage on this date.
These dams include Ujani, Bhama Askhed, Manikdoh, Chaskaman, Pavana, Mulshi, Temghar, Varasgaon, Panshet, Gunjavani, Nira Devghar, Bhatghar and Veer. The total storage in all dams in the district is 198.34 TMC.
Storage in Tata Group dams
The total storage capacity of the six Tata Group dams is 42.76 TMC. Currently, they are filled to 46.70 pc (19.97 TMC). They include Mulshi, Thokarwadi, Shirota, Walwan, Lonavala and Kundli dams.
