India, July 8 -- Ujani Dam, a critical water source for Solapur district, has recorded 86% of live water storage capacity as of July 7 - an unprecedented figure for this time of the year. According to the Maharashtra Water Resources department, the dam currently holds 1304.79 million cubic metres (MCM) or 46.07 thousand million cubic feet (TMC) of live storage.

Traditionally, Ujani stores only about 10-20% of its capacity in July. However, early monsoon onset and above-normal rainfall in May and June, especially in upstream areas of the city, led to unusually high inflows from the Khadakwasla dam complex.

Despite the high levels, authorities have ruled out any significant water release for the next few days. This decision is particularl...