Amid heavy rain in Marathwada, Jayakwadi dam gates opened, discharge 1.25 lakh cusecs of water into Godavari basin

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis held discussions with the collectors of all eight districts on Sunday to assess the situation. He has directed officials to visit the affected areas and reach out to people.

From food distribution to relocating people to safer destinations, the administration along with the National Disaster Response Force is closely monitoring the situation, officials said.

Fadnavis also held a meeting with the water resources department to assess dam water levels and water discharge into the river basin for flood mitigation. He urged the authorities to remain alert and coordinate with district administration to tackle and monitor floods.

Fadnavis said, “Due to 150 mm rainfall in the catchment areas, the Jayakwadi dam is discharging 1.25 lakh cusecs of water. It may rise to 1.5 lakh cusecs.”

The water discharge from Jayakwadi could lead to rise in water levels in the Godavari basin, he warned.

In the Majalgaon dam, however, water discharge has been brought down to 41,701 cusecs from 95,000 cusecs. In Dharashiv, Solapur and Ahilyanagar, and Beed districts, continuous rain has led to water discharge from the Sina Kolegaon dam at 75,000 cusecs. And water discharge from the Ujjani dam is currently at 1 lakh cusecs. On an average, 60,000 cusecs of water is discharged from smaller and medium dams in the region.

With heavy rain forecast for the next 48 hours, the Marathwada region is placed under a red alert. All eight districts of the region have been affected by rain. The worst hit among them are Dharashiv, Latur, Beed and Nanded.

With the fields submerged, the standing kharif crops have been damaged.

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