After the El Niño prediction by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), many cities in the country, including districts in Maharashtra, are grappling with extreme heatwave conditions making water bodies to steam into the air. The weather department issued a yellow alert in several regions in Vidarbha.
Extreme heat has affected the Pawna Dam water levels, which have concerned citizens of Pimpri-Chinchwad. Pawna lake is the main source of water supply of the Pimpri-Chinchwad region; therefore, a supply shortage is already looming.
About 39.55% water levels dropped in Pawna Lake, according to the FPJ report. Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) request citizens to use water judiciously and responsibly as water cut likely in the near future due to the fast evaporation of water due to the increase in temperature.
Pimpri-Chinchwad gets around 650 million litres per day water supply daily, out of this 520 million litres per day is fetched from Pavana Dam, 100 MLD from Andra Dam, and 30 MLD from MIDC sources, according to FPJ.
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Sins of El Nino already being witnessed in the area, as groundwater, wells, and borewells are drying up at a very fast rate. Complaints of low water pressure have already started receiving to civic body from several areas.
According to civic officials, the existing stock of water is expected to last till July. Engineer at Pawna Dam, Rajnish Baria, predicted lower rainfall this rainy season.