Stock in major Maha dams breaches halfway-mark as early as July first week, highest for the period in at least a decade
According to a senior official from the water resources department, the collective water storage in Maharashtra's major dams reached 51% of their total capacity on Thursday, highest July first week stock in at least a decade. The stock stood at just 20% on the same day last year.
"Several key reservoirs in western Maharashtra have reached or are nearing the halfway mark in terms of water storage. These include prominent dams like Ujani, Varasgaon, Panshet and Bhatghar in Pune district; Koyna and Radhanagari in Kolhapur; Gangapur and Bhandardara in Nashik; and Veer and Dhom in Satara district.
Besides, major dams in the Marathwada region, including Jayakwadi, Manjara, Sina Koregaon and Lower Terna, have also reached near half capacity," the official said, citing data available with the department.
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The official said the dams recorded a steady rise in their levels over the past month because of heavy spells in their catchments, many of which received rainfall ranging between 500mm and 1,000mm during the period.
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"Sudden increase in water levels also led to water release from some of the dams. Water has been released into various rivers from Khadakwasla, Veer, Chaskaman and Ujani dams over the last few days as a precautionary measure," the official said.
Officials from the department said teams were deployed at all the dam sites round-the-clock to monitor water levels and manage discharges.
According to the department, there are 138 major dams spread across six divisions across the state.
Dams from the Konkan region were at the top with collective live storage of 61% on Thursday against last year's stock of 28%, followed by the dams in the Pune division, which had 58% stock as compared to last year's reserve of 15%. The collective storage in the dams in the Nashik division was at 52% as against 17% in 2024. "Nagpur is the only division in the state where major dams collectively had lesser live water stock on Thursday (35%) when compared to last year's stock of 36.4%, primarily due to less rainfall in the Vidarbha region during the period," another official from the department said.
Officials from the Khadakwasla irrigation circle said water discharge from Khadakwasla dam was increased to the rate of 8,400 cusecs into the Mutha river on Thursday following a rise in rainfall activity in the catchments. The irrigation department has issued alert to PMC to increase vigilance along the river.
Water stock in major dams (as of July 3)
| Division | 2025 | 2024 |
|---------------------------|------|------|
| Pune | 58% | 15% |
| Nashik | 52% | 17% |
| Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | 42% | 10% |
| Konkan | 61% | 28% |
| Amravati | 41% | 33% |
| Nagpur | 35% | 36% |
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