Pune: The area of ​​all the main dam that supplies water to Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad has received a good rain spell in the last two days.
Tanghar reported 100mm rainfall in 24 hours ended on Friday morning, which was the highest among the five dams that supplied water to Pune.
Collective storage in the dam increased to 28.23 TMC on Friday night with Varasgaon shares reaching a full capacity of 12.82 TMC.
Stock in Shepherd is more than 95% when storage at Panphocket is 96.9%.
Continuous rainfall in Varasgaon’s catch pushed the state irrigation department to release water at 4,440 cusec levels on Friday morning.
It was brought to 2,665 cusecs at night.
This is for the first time in the underlying season the dam has released more than 1,000 cusec water.
Officials from the State Irrigation Department said, “The rainfall activity in the Dam Sumbisan in Khadakwasla Circle has increased which has caused rainwater flow to the reservoir.
We have lowered water stock in Khadakwasla to 50% to accommodate the water released from Varasgaon and Panphocket.
On Friday night Khadakwasla shares increased to 78% because the water from Varasgaon began to flow into the reservoir.
“The State Irrigation Department did not release water from Khadakwasla on Friday, however, officials said that the release of water would begin if the catch continued to receive heavy rain.
“Shares in the three dams located in Hulu, Guggar, Panghet, and Varasgaon, have reached close to full capacity.
We monitor water content in the reservoir.
In addition, the dam around Pune, all the other big dams in Bhima Basin have received rain Both in the last two days.
Stock in five dams is at full capacity on Friday night, “officials said.
Jalan Kannad Ghat to open a lightweight motorized vehicle even though there are challenges produced from unrelenting rainfall in the region, the authority of the National Highway India (NHAI) plans to open a national highway through Outram Ghat of Kannad for light vehicles on September 15.
However, the weight of the vehicle will be permitted to travel on the national highway only at the end of this month.
The NHAI Avinash Kale project director told Tii, “We will open a highway for light vehicles on September 15, while for heavy vehicles, the highway can only be opened at the end of the month.” Officers said the repair work was taking place on the war footing, but the rainfall that endlessly added to the challenges.
National Highway Dhule-Aurangabad-Solapur 211 which connects Punjab countries, Rajasthan, Gujarat to the center, West Maharashtra and several southern states, past the stretch of Ghat for 10 km.
(With input from Mohammed AKHEF)