Koyna Dam
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Mumbai: As rains pounded huge geographical stretches of Sahyadri Ranges and water is being released from some dams, the Maharashtra government is in touch with its counterparts in Karnataka.
Over the past few days, the Western Maharashtra and coastal Konkan region is receiving massive rainfall.
Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is also the state’s Water Resources Minister, is personally monitoring the siltation.
“The Government of Maharashtra is in constant touch with the Government of Karnataka. Constant communication is being maintained with the Additional Chief Secretary of Karnataka and Chief Engineer of Almatti Dam. A maintained water level (FRL) of 517.5 meters has been requested and accepted by the Government of Karnataka,” Fadnavis posted on X.
Current discharge from Koyna Dam was 20,000 cusecs on Thursday, it increased to 30,000 cusecs at 3 am Friday. It is likely to reach 40,000 cusecs at 9 am.