Heavy rains lash Kolhapur, Panchganga river reaches danger mark; watch video

In the wake of heavy rains in western Maharashtras Kolhapur district the Panchganga river is flowing just a few inches below the danger mark on Wednesday officials saidAccording to the figures recorded at 10 am the water level of the Panchganga at Rajaram weir reached 422 feet which is 8 inches below the danger mark of 43 feet the officials told PTI Kolhapur pictwittercomyCt4kPGON8mdash DD Sahyadri News ddsahyadrinews July 24 2024According to the officials the water level of the Radhanagari dam in the district has gone up to 92 per cent The water storage capacity of the dam is 771 TMC and water is being released at a rate of 1500 cusecs from the damA total of 81 barrages in the district are reportedly submerged under water as a result of good rainfall he saidThe official stated that the outflow from the Almatti dam in north Karnataka will be gradually increased from the current 170000 cusec to 200000 cusec on Wednesday amid enough rain in catchment areas of the Krishna river according to PTIAs per the PTI report in Pune district water is being released at a rate of 9400 cusec from the Khadakwasla dam following heavy rainfall in the catchment areas The district administration has cautioned people living in the lowlying areas to remain alertThe India Meteorological Department IMD has reportedly issued an orange alert for the ghat mountain pass sections in Pune districtAn orange alert signifies a preparedness advisory for authorities due to the potential for severe weather conditionsFinally rain over Mumbairsquos lakesThe lakes outside the city limits which fall under the catchment area have finally received heavy rainfall Consequently the water stock has significantly increased in the last 24 hours providing a water supply equal to 18 days Following Tulsi Tansa Lake is also nearing overflow Vihar Lake located within the city is also close to being full Last year when the water stock was at a similar level the water cut was withdrawn after the stock reached 75 percentThe city has experienced heavy to very heavy rain since last week but the lakes havent seen much rainfall As the rain eased in Mumbai lakes on the borders of Thane and Nashik received heavy showers Modak Sagar reported 148 mm of rainfall while Middle Vaitarna recorded 103 mm Other lakes also received substantial rainfall resulting in a combined water stock increase of 84407 million litres enough to supply the city for 18 days The stock rose by only 12 per cent in the seven days up to Monday but it surged by another six per cent within a day Lake levels may rise further due to the percolation effectTansa with a capacity to store 145 lakh million litres of water 10 per cent of the total stock was 9155 per cent full as of 6 am on Tuesday holding 133 lakh million litres of water and nearing overflow Tulsi was the first lake to overflow on Saturday July 19 Vihar another lake within city limits has reached 8840 per cent of its capacity and could overflow within two to three days if the rain continuesWith inputs from PTI