91% Storage Across Pune’s Dams Triggers Higher Water Release from Khadakwasla

Reported by Mubarak Ansari

Pune, 27 July 2025: In response to rising inflows due to continuous rainfall in the catchment areas, the irrigation department has increased the water discharge from Khadakwasla Dam into the Mutha river. The release has been raised from 15,376 cusecs to 18,483 cusecs at 6:00 pm today, according to an official communication.

Sub-Divisional Engineer Mohan Bhadane of the Mutha Canal Irrigation Sub-Division, Swargate, Pune, stated, “The discharge has been increased to manage the rising water levels. However, this may change further based on weather conditions and rainfall intensity. Citizens living along the Mutha river banks are advised to remain alert.”

The Khadakwasla dam complex recorded moderate rainfall by 5:00 pm today, with Khadakwasla receiving 2 mm of rain and reaching 75.60% storage. The total water released from the dam spillway has now reached 5.57 TMC.

Here’s the latest status of the four dams in the Khadakwasla complex as of 5:00 pm:

• Khadakwasla Dam:
  • Rainfall: 2 mm today | Total: 459 mm
  • Storage: 1.49 TMC (75.60%)
  • Inflow: +120 cusecs
  • Spillway release: 15,376 cusecs
  • Water level: 581.44 m
• Panshet Dam:
  • Rainfall: 9 mm today | Total: 1,329 mm
  • Storage: 9.79 TMC (91.91%)
  • Inflow: +110 cusecs
  • Spillway release: 3,008 cusecs
  • Water level: 634.59 m
• Warasgaon Dam:
  • Rainfall: 9 mm today | Total: 1,335 mm
  • Storage: 12.07 TMC (94.16%)
  • Inflow: +86 cusecs
  • Spillway release: 6,561 cusecs
  • Water level: 638.20 m
• Temghar Dam:
  • Rainfall: 20 mm today | Total: 2,105 mm
  • Storage: 3.19 TMC (85.90%)
  • No release reported

Total inflow into all four dams stands at 395 million cubic feet (mcft).

Combined storage is now 26.54 TMC, which is 91.03% of total capacity—higher than last year’s 80.57% (23.48 TMC) on the same date.

The irrigation department has requested residents in low-lying areas near the Mutha river to remain vigilant and follow official updates for any further changes in discharge levels.