Pune: 1000 cusecs of water to be released in Mutha river from Khadakwasla dam today

Water storage in four dams under the Khadkwasla water cluster has increased to 45.50 percent, or 13.26 TMC of water, as a result of the significant rains in July.

On Sunday, the water resources department will release 1000 cusecs of water from the reservoir at the Khadakwasla dam, as the water level has reached about eighty percent of its storage capacity. This will be the dam’s first water release of the year. According to Shweta Kurhade, executive engineer, Khadakwasla Irrigation Department, water will be released in the Mutha Right Canal, and a public advisory has been issued accordingly.

Due to the intense July rains, the water storage in four dams that are part of the Khadkwasla water cluster has increased to 45.50 percent, or 13.26 TMC of water. On the same day the previous year, it was reported as 41.93 percent. Temghar got the maximum 24-hour rainfall of 50 mm in the Khadkwasla dam cluster, according to data from the India Meteorological Department. As a result, the dam water level at Khadakwasla rose dramatically as a result of the increased water flow. According to data from the irrigation department using 1.40 TMC water, 70.90% of the water is stored in Khadakwasla Dam. As a result, the officials will release into the canal.

“With this release, the water level will be increased in the canal flowing from various areas in Pune. Hence the irrigation department has issued an advisory for citizens and asked them not to get down into the canal,” Kurhade said.

Panshet has surpassed 50% of its water storage capacity, while Khadakwasla is getting close to 80% of its total. At 5.60 TMC of water, Panshet registered 52.59 percent water storage on July 20. Conversely, Temghar and Warasgaon reported water storage percentages of 33.72 and 39.11, respectively. In the Pune division, the total water level in dam projects was measured at 37.87 percent; at the same time last year, it was 33.61 percent.

The water level was measured at 28.62 percent and 35.33 percent in the Bhama Askhed and Pavana dams respectively, which are important sources of drinking water for Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad. As the region continues to have light to moderate-level rainfall, with higher intensity in catchment areas, it is anticipated that the water level will rise further in all dams in the following days.