Pavana dam has hit 96.6% of its capacity Pune: Key reservoirs around Pune are now just a whisker away from hitting their collective capacity, staging a dramatic turnaround from the grim situation barely a month ago. With the four dams in the Khadakwasla circle only 2 TMC short of reaching their combined capacity of 29.15…
The release from the Khadakwasla dam into the Mutha river was stopped completely in the afternoon and resumed late in the evening at 1,700 cusec Pune: Dam discharges were reduced on Tuesday with rainfall easing across the catchment areas. Officials, however, remained on high alert, saying flood warnings for low-lying areas along the Mutha, Mula…
Pune: The Panshet dam edged closer to full capacity on Monday evening, reaching 95% storage, prompting releases through its power house. Officials indicated that water from Panshet was likely to be routed into the Khadakwasla dam by Tuesday, further strengthening the city’s water security.The Ujani dam, the lifeline of the Bhima basin, has also surged…
The backwaters of Mulshi dam in Pune district Pune: BJP MLA from Daund Rahul Kool on Wednesday in the assembly raised the long-pending proposal of getting Mulshi dam’s water for Pune city. He said there was no breakthrough even after five meetings between the state govt and Tata Power Company which uses water for power…
An autorickshaw cautiously makes its way through a waterlogged stretch near Khadki railway station as heavy rains lash the city Pune: The combined storage in the Khadakwasla dam system shot up to 8.32 TMC (28.5% of total capacity) after receiving an inflow of 2.6 TMC, enough to meet the city’s demand for almost two months,…
Pune: The collective stock in the four dams of the Khadakwasla circle rose by 0.50 TMC on Saturday — enough to meet the city’s water needs for 10 days — as Temghar, Varasgaon and Panshet each recorded over 100mm of rainfall in the 24 hours till evening amid intensified monsoon activity in the catchment areas.Irrigation…
The city has been experiencing showers leading to waterlogging and roads getting washed out, despite the civic body’s repeated assurances that Pune is rain-ready Pune: The Panshet, Varasgaon and Temghar dams recorded continuous spells of rain on Friday — 60mm, 60mm and 45mm. respectively — leading to a further rise in water storage.The irrigation department…
The civic body will reconsider the proposal to operate civic English-medium schools Pune: The standing committee of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Thursday postponed a decision on financial aid to an NGO to operate its English-medium schools. The proposal from the administration was to run five schools for nine years on a public-private partnership basis…
