Collective water stock in Maharashtra dams doubles in fortnight after good rainfall in July

After a dry spell in June heavy rainfall in most parts of Maharashtra in July has more than doubled the collective water stock in dams across the state within a span of a fortnightWhile the water stock in the dams recorded on July 1 was 2407 per cent of the total storage capacity it increased to 5373 per cent on Friday evening as per the data provided by the state water resources departmentHeavy showers in Konkan most parts of western Maharashtra Marathwada Vidarbha and other regions of the state have increased the water stock in dams with many small reservoirs even overflowingThe month of June mostly remained dry with only a few spells of rain but the intensity of showers increased in the past one week of July which helped the water stock jump by over 16 per cent during this short span the data saidThe comparative figures of the current year and the previous years reveal that the water stock is not only more so far this year but it went up at a faster speed The intense showers in the past one week are the sole reason behind it an official from the water resources department saidThe data indicated that dams in Maharashtra had 2407 per cent stock this year on July 1 as compared to 3262 per cent in 2021 The downpour during the fortnight took the storage to 5373 per cent on Friday The reservoirs were only 3553 per cent full during the corresponding period last yearIt means the difference between the water stock as on July 1 this year as compared to the corresponding period last year was around eight per cent but the difference after the downpour increased to nearly 18 per cent he saidIt only means that the state has received more rains between July 1 and 15 this year as compared to the corresponding period in 2021 The stock will increase further at a high speed till Monday because some dams have a huge catchment areas and it takes at least 48 hours to see the rise in water level after heavy rains the official saidThe India Meteorological Department IMD data showed that the state has received excess showers compared to its average seasonal rainfall so farAs per the data Maharashtra has received 4893 mm average rainfall till July 15 as against its seasonal average of 3677 mm recorded from June 1 So the state has received 1331 per cent excess rainfall so far this yearThe water resources departments data shows that between July 10 and 15 the intensity of the rainfall was very high The collective water storage in dams was 333 per cent on July 10 this year as compared to 3296 per cent recorded on the corresponding date the previous yearThe dam water level jumped from 333 per cent on July 10 to 5373 per cent in just five days It was the same period when several districts in coastal Maharashtra and a few in Madhya Maharashtra and Vidarbha were given red alert of extremely heavy rainfall the official saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever