Union Minister Murlidhar Mohol on Friday said that information about releasing water from Khadakwasla dam should have been given in advance to the residents living in the low-lying Sinhgad Road area, which experienced flooding as rains wreaked havoc in Pune.

Amid incessant showers in the catchment areas, the irrigation department discharged 35,000 cusecs of water from Khadakwasla Dam into Mutha River. This caused major flooding in Ekta Nagar, which is located to the Mutha River.