From Khadakwasla To Panshet: Current Water Levels In Dams Supplying City And Pimpri Chinchwad | Photo: Representative Image
As summer hits Pune with rising temperatures, residents are facing difficulties due to low pressured water supply in Pune.
Currently, the demand for water has surged in Pune due to rising temperatures. Meanwhile, the quartet of dams supplying water to Pune is at 46.65% capacity as of March 27, compared to 44.15% in 2024.
The water levels are depleting fast, having dropped from 53.40% on March 11.
Official records reveal that the cumulative water storage of the Khadakwasla reservoir stands at 70.24% as of March 27, compared to 54.94% in 2024.
Panshet reservoir is at 47.99%, while Temghar stands at 10.71%. Additionally, the Warasgaon dam stands at 52.30% capacity.
In dams supplying water to Pimpri Chinchwad, Pavna’s water level is at 47.08%, Kasarsai at 42.53%, and Mulshi at 47.15%.
Water cuts in Pune?
Meanwhile, several Punekars are now complaining of lower water pressures in several areas like Aundh and Gokhalenagar, leading to difficulties for them during the heightened summer months. The summers in Pune are increasing day by day, which has led to an increased water demand in the city. Additionally, the ongoing battle between the civic body and the irrigation department has also kept a looming threat of a water cut on the city.
Housing societies and individual residential structures that are disregarding concerns about excessive water usage have received a severe warning from PMC. PMC had placed water meters throughout the city to track usage as part of the Equal Water Supply Scheme. Some societies have not complied with instructions to cut back on their water usage. The civic organization is now considering turning off their water supply as a result. Warnings have been sent out directing communities to patch leaks and use less water. But the defaulters’ continued disobedience of these letters has led to PMC deliberations about turning off their water supply.
