A significant amount of water is being released from the Bhandardara and Nilawande dams to help farmers in the northern region of the state’s Ahilyanagar district, officials said on Sunday. Both reservoirs are located in the district on the Pravara river.

According to sources in the Water Resources Department, 3700 cubic feet per second (cusecs) of water is being released from both dams—2400 cusecs from Nilawande and 1300 cusecs from Bhandardara. Such a water release cycle usually continues for 15-20 days, they said.