PUNE: The catchment area of the Khadakwasla reservoir system has recorded 30 per cent less rainfall compared to last year but still, the storage is 11 per cent more than last year. On Thursday at 5 pm, the water storage in the reservoir system was 24.46 TMC (83.92 per cent).
Last year, on August 3, there was 21.24 TMC water storage (72.88 per cent). The storage capacity of the Khadakwasla reservoir system is 29.15 TMC. Last year, from June 1 to August 3, the Khadakwasla dam recorded 420 mm rain, Panshet 1,458 mm, Varasgaon 1,425 mm and Temghar 1,710 mm rain.
Apart from Temghar dam, the other dams have recorded 30 per cent less rainfall. On Thursday from 6 am to 5 pm, Temghar recorded 9 mm, Varasgaon 3 mm, Panshet 2 mm and Khadakwasla 1 mm rain.
Mohan Bhadane, Deputy Divisional Engineer of Khadakwasla Irrigation Department, said, “The rainfall is less in the catchment area compared to last year. June was almost a dry month. Compared to the rainfall in Panshet and Varasgaon dams, it is raining more in the valley near the Raigad district. Hence, despite less rainfall, there is more water in the Khadakwasla reservoir system compared to last year.”
