3 weeks ago
Pune Water Cuts End as Khadakwasla Dams Reach Full Capacity
Pune is a big city in India that gets its drinking water from four dams near the hills.
Earlier, the dams did not have enough water because the rains were weak.
So the city made people get water only on some days instead of every day.
Then in July, it rained a lot and the dams filled all the way up.
Now all four dams are completely full of water.
A city leader named Naval Kishore Ram said the water-cut rule is over forever.
People in Pune can get water every day again.
Other dams near Pune are almost full too.
The weather experts say more rain is coming, so people should be careful near the Mutha river.
This is happy news for everyone in Pune.
The Pune Municipal Corporation permanently withdrew alternate-day water supply cuts after all four Khadakwasla reservoirs reached 100% live storage of 29.15 TMC.
Municipal Commissioner Naval Kishore Ram confirmed regular water supply has resumed and no further restrictions will be imposed.
Heavy July rainfall across the Western Ghats filled the reservoirs, with the Khadakwasla complex receiving a combined inflow of 503 million cubic feet on Wednesday.
Bhama Askhed dam is at 98.66% live storage and Pavana dam, Pimpri-Chinchwad's main source, is at 97.14% capacity.
The IMD forecast moderate to heavy rain in ghat sections with an Orange Alert for Thursday, to be downgraded to Yellow for August 7.
- Who
- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and Municipal Commissioner Naval Kishore Ram
- What
- Permanently withdrew water supply cuts after all four Khadakwasla reservoirs reached 100% live storage
- Where
- Pune, Maharashtra, India
- When
- After heavy rainfall in July pushed reservoirs to full capacity, with restrictions originally introduced on June 15
- Why
- Heavy monsoon rainfall across the Western Ghats filled the four Khadakwasla reservoirs to their full live storage capacity of 29.15 TMC, securing adequate drinking water reserves
Key facts
- Live storage capacity
- 29.15 TMC (100%)
- Storage on same day last year
- 25.92 TMC (88.93%)
- Reservoirs
- Khadakwasla, Panshet, Varasgaon, Temghar
- Combined inflow (Wednesday)
- 503 million cubic feet (mcft)
- Bhama Askhed dam
- 98.66% live storage
- Pavana dam
- 97.14% capacity
- Khadakwasla spillway discharge
- 13,981 cusecs
- IMD alert
- Orange for Thursday; Yellow for August 7








