Pune district collector Suhas Diwase said that in the wake of heavy rains in the Khadakwasla dam’s catchment area, water has been released from the reservoir.”As the catchment areas of Khadakwasla dam has been witnessing incessant rains, water is being released at over 35,000 cusec and it will further increase to 45,000 cusec. Due to the water discharge, several low lying areas along the Mutha river witnessed inundation and flooding,” he said.Later in the afternoon, Pawar said water from Khadakwasla reservoir was being released at 35000 cusecs but now it has been reduced to 15000 cusecs.”I have told officials from the irrigation department that if they want to release the water from Khadakwasla, they can do it before it gets dark.If the water release is increased after it gets dark, those living in the low lying areas along the Mutha river may have to suffer hardships. ,” he said.”If we can empty the reservoir to some extent and if there are rains during the night, the reservoir will have capacity to store the water.The capacity of the Khadakwasla reservoir is around 3 TMC.Instructions have also been given to release water through the canals at different dams in Pune district,” said Pawar.Mulshi Dam is almost filling up and officials have been asked to use the water for power generation, the Deputy CM said.Coordination is underway with the district administration of Kolhapur, Sangli and Satara to monitor the rain situation, while NDRF and SDRF teams are at critical spots as a precautionary measure, Pawar asserted.
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