Maha Heavy rains lash five districts in Marathwada water levels rise in dams
Aurangabad Sep 24 PTI Heavy rains have lashed several parts of five districts in Marathada increasing water levels in irrigation projects and dams in the region an official said on Friday At least 20 circles in five districts of Marathwada witnessed heavy rainfall on Thursday with Patoda circle in Beed district recording the highest 14525 mm rain the official said Eight circles in Beed five each in Latur and Osmanabad and one each in Nanded and Parbhani received above 65 mm rains in a single day he said Naleshwar circle in Nanded received 98 mm rain followed by Usuf circle in Beed with 9675 mm showers he said As per official data eight districts of the region have so far received 13169 per cent rainfall Nanded has received the highest rainfall of 10315 mm so far against the average 8144 mm it was stated Heavy rains have caused water levels in dams and irrigation projects to increase an official said Of the 13 major irrigation projects in Marathwada six have reached 100 per cent storage capacity he said The inflow of water in Jayakwadi continued with 23319 cusecs taking the storage to 7746 per cent on Friday morning while the water outflow continued at eight projects he said With 63545 cusecs Vishnupuri dam in Nanded has recorded in the highest outflow the official added PTI AW ARU ARU
Aurangabad Sep 24 PTI Heavy rains have lashed several parts of five districts in Marathada increasing water levels in irrigation projects and dams in the region an official said on Friday At least 20 circles in five districts of Marathwada witnessed heavy rainfall on Thursday with Patoda circle in Beed district recording the highest 14525 mm rain the official said Eight circles in Beed five each in Latur and Osmanabad and one each in Nanded and Parbhani received above 65 mm rains in a single day he said Naleshwar circle in Nanded received 98 mm rain followed by Usuf circle in Beed with 9675 mm showers he said As per official data eight districts of the region have so far received 13169 per cent rainfall Nanded has received the highest rainfall of 10315 mm so far against the average 8144 mm it was stated Heavy rains have caused water levels in dams and irrigation projects to increase an official said Of the 13 major irrigation projects in Marathwada six have reached 100 per cent storage capacity he said The inflow of water in Jayakwadi continued with 23319 cusecs taking the storage to 7746 per cent on Friday morning while the water outflow continued at eight projects he said With 63545 cusecs Vishnupuri dam in Nanded has recorded in the highest outflow the official added PTI AW ARU ARU
