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Though dams in the state are holding 65 per cent water,the water level is low in the irrigation projects in Marathwada,Nashik,Nagpur and Amravati. Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has decided to extend the drinking water scarcity alleviation projects in the rural and urban areas till September 30.
The 2,436 large,medium and small dams in the state are full to 65 per cent of their capacity as on Friday,with the 154 projects in Konkan region having the highest water levels at 91 per cent,followed by Pune at 74 per cent. However,the water levels in the 600 dams in Marathwada have not even crossed the half-way mark and have just 43 per cent water while projects in Nashik,Amravati and Nagpur have just 52 per cent,56 per cent and 58 per cent water.
Most reservoirs supplying water to Mumbai have,however,overflowed or are near their overflow mark. The 14 other dams,which include reservoirs supplying water to Mumbai and Koyna and Tillari hydro electric projects,have 88 per cent water. The levels were 69 per cent for the corresponding period last year and 45 per cent in 2009.
The Modaksagar dam and Vihar and Tulshi lakes have overflown while the Tansa reservoir is also near its overflow mark at 95 per cent. The Bhatsa dam has 88 per cent water while the Vaitarna dam has 91 per cent.
The Koyna hydro electric project has 94 per cent stock while the Tillari hydro electric project holds 98 per cent water.
Chavan,who held a meeting with Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar,Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat and other ministers on Friday,said Rs 102 crore would be spent in two years to set up modern automatic weather stations through private participation in all revenue divisions.
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