The average water stock in 11 key dams in Maharashtra's Marathwada region on Tuesday was 42.81 percent of their complete capacity, down 45.18 percent from the same time last year due to August's scant rainfall.
The dams were filled at 87.99 per cent of their total capacity on August 22, 2022, according to a report by the revenue department. The eleven dams are Jayakwadi, Nimn Dudhna, Yeldari, Siddheshwar, Majalgaon, Manjara, Penganga, Manar, Nimn Terna, Vishnupuri and Sina Kolegaon and they supply water for irrigation, drinking and industrial purposes, said an official.
The water projects have a combined storage capacity of 182.05 TMC (thousand million cubic feet). As of Tuesday, their actual stock stood at 77.94 TMC, or 42.81 per cent. On August 22 last year, they had a collective stock of 160.19 TMC, which was 87.99 per cent of the total capacity, the report said.
The Marathwada region comprises the eight districts of Aurangabad, Osmanabad, Jalna, Beed, Latur, Nanded, Hingoli and Parbhani. Barring Nanded, the rainfall in the other seven districts have been much less than the expected figures, with Parbhani being the worst affected, as per official data.
The stock in other dams as of Tuesday was Jayakwadi 33.80 per cent, Nimn Dudhna 26.44 per cent, Yeldari 59.97 per cent, Siddheshwar 45.20 per cent, Majalgaon 14.17 per cent, 25.10 per cent, Penganga 65.69 per cent, Manar 51.70 per cent, Nimn Terna 27.6 per cent and Vishnupuri 85.58 per cent.