Pune: Heavy rainfall over the Ghats in the past week has led to Maval taluka receiving 127% of its average rainfall, while Daund has also surpassed its average.
As of Monday (July 22) evening, Pune district has recorded 192.6 mm of rainfall against an average of 309 mm, resulting in satisfactory water levels in the ten major dams. The Khadakwasla Dam Cluster, which supplies water to Pune city, currently holds 52%, or 15.24 TMC, of its capacity.
Rainfall has been particularly strong in the western part of the district, with Maval, Mulshi, Bhor, Velhe, and Junnar experiencing rain for an average of 20 out of 22 days.
In contrast, the eastern talukas of Shirur, Baramati, Indapur, Daund, and Purandar have seen fewer rainy days. So far, the district has received 192.6 mm of rainfall, which is 63% of the average expected by July 22.
Velhe taluka has received the highest rainfall at 882.6 mm (89.3% of average), followed by Maval at 594.4 mm (127% of average). Daund has received 66.3 mm, or 102.8% of the average. The least rainfall was recorded in Purandar at 63.4 mm (49.8% of average).
With satisfactory rainfall in the Khadakwasla Dam Cluster's catchment area, the water storage in all four dams was 15.24 TMC, or 52.27% of capacity, by 6 PM on Monday (July 22). Last year on the same date, the storage was 14.11 TMC (48.41%).
Due to lower rainfall in the talukas of Purandar, Daund, Indapur, and Baramati, water was released from the Khadakwasla Dam Cluster starting at 300 cusecs on Saturday (July 20), increasing to 700 cusecs on Sunday (July 21), and further to 1005 cusecs on Monday (July 22) due to increased rainfall in the catchment area.
