Maharashtra: Panchganga river flows inches below danger threshold in Kolhapur

Amid heavy rains in Kolhapur district of western Maharashtra the Panchganga river is flowing just a few inches below the danger mark on Wednesday reported PTI citing officialsAs per the data recorded at 10 am on Wednesday the water level of the Panchganga at Rajaram weir reached 422 feet which is 8 inches below the danger mark of 43 feet they saidThe water level of the Radhanagari dam in the district has increased to 92 per cent said the PTI report The water storage of the dam is 771 TMC and water is being released at the rate of 1500 cusecs from the dam a district official said reported PTIAs a result of good rainfall a total of 81 barrages in the district are submerged under water he saidInflow into the Almatti dam in north Karnataka has increased due to adequate rain in the catchment areas of the Krishna river Outflow from there will be gradually increased from the present 170000 cusec to 200000 cusec on Wednesday the official addedIn Pune district water is being released at the rate of 9400 cusec from the Khadakwasla dam after heavy rainfall in the catchment areas reported PTI Those living in lowlying areas have been cautioned by district administration to remain alertThe India Meteorological Department IMD has issued an orange alert for the ghat mountain pass sections in Pune district An orange alert signifies a preparedness advisory for authorities due to the potential for severe weather conditionsMeanwhile in Mumbai the collective lake levels in the seven reservoirs that supply drinking water to the city are now at 58 per cent as per the BMC dataAccording to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC data on Wednesday the collective lake levels or water stock in Mumbai lakes is now at 841396 million litres of water or 5813 per centMumbai draws water from Tulsi Tansa Vihar Bhatsa Modak Sagar Upper Vaitarna and Middle VaitarnaAs per the data shared by the civic body the water level in Tansa is at 9626 per cent At ModakSagar 8298 per cent of water stock is availableIn Middle Vaitarna 5301 per cent Upper Vaitarna 2540 per cent Bhatsa 5588 per cent Vehar 9314 per cent and Tulsi 100 per cent of useful water level is availableTulsi Lake one of two lakes that supplies water to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC area began overflowing at 830 am today This is a replay of last years occurrence when the lake began overflowing on July 20 2023 at 128 pm said the civic agency in a communiqueTulsi Lake built in 1879 at Rs 40 lakh is the smallest of the lakes that provide water to Mumbai The lake has a useful water storage capacity of 8046 crore litres 8046 million litres and provides an average of 18 million litres 18 crore litres of water each day The lake is roughly 35 km from the BMC headquartersThe Tulsi lake of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC one of the two lakes that supply water to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation area and are located within the BMC area has started overflowing at 830 am today July 20 2024 Last year also on July 20 2023 itself the lake had started overflowing at around 128 pm BMC said in its statement