While some of the reservoirs that supply drinking water to Mumbai city are overflowing, the reservoirs in Marathwada have not even got 1% of water storage in the last two months of monsoon.
According to the Maharashtra water resource department data, the reservoirs in Marathwada have got 0.83% of water storage while the Konkan region reservoirs have got 82% against 85% water storage so far. "The Amaravati region dams have got 10.25% against 34% last year on the same day. The Vidarbha region has only 12% water storage in its reservoirs against last year's 38% while North Maharashtra region has got 28% storage against last year's 43% and western Maharashtra reservoirs have got 54% storage against last year's 68%. The total water storage in all state reservoirs stands at 33% storage against 50% storage last year.
The data further says that the dams that supply the drinking water to Mumbai are overflowing while some of them are on the verge of touching 100% mark. Modak Sagar has got filled up to 99.97% of its capacity against the same percentage of water storage last year. While Middle Vaitarna has 97% water storage as of Tuesday against 95% last year and Tansa dam has got 99.12% against 99% last year. While Bhatsa dam has got 88% water storage as of Tuesday against 83% last year on the same day.
Marathwada region is the worst affected. The rainfall is very scanty in this region, as a result, there is only 0.83% water storage in its all reservoirs. The Nathsagar reservoir at Paithan in Marathwada has only 1% of water storage. The Manjara, Siddheshwar and Terna reservoirs have got 0% of usable water.
Government official said that Marathwada has been facing the consecutive drought situations for the last four years. "The groundwater level of the Marathwada region has drastically gone down. Most of these dams have reached the dead stock level.
