India, July 28 -- Due to heavy rain over the past two to three days in the ghat regions, the collective water storage in the Khadakwasla Complex comprising Khadakwasla, Panshet, Warasgaon and Temghar dams/reservoirs, reached 91.3% on July 27 prompting the irrigation authorities to begin releasing water from the reservoirs. According to the irrigation department, the Khadakwasla dam began releasing water at the rate of 18,482 cusecs on July 27 around 6 pm. Additionally, water is being discharged from the Panshet and Warasgaon dams at the rate of 3,608 cusecs and 9,074 cusecs, respectively.

The four dams/reservoirs in the Khadakwasla Complex now collectively hold 26.54 TMC of water, which is 91.03% of their total storage capacity. This is ...