NASHIK/AURANGABAD:
Nashik
district received heavy rainfall on Wednesday, prompting the water resources department to start release from the Gangapur dam.
The rainfall in the catchment areas and water discharge from the dams brought inflow into the Jayakwadi dam, which is the lifeline for parts of
Marathwada
.
Nathsagar, the Jayakwadi dam’s reservoir, was getting an inflow of 13,793 cusec till 6pm on Wednesday and the dam was filled to more than 75% of its live storage.
Heavy rains battered Nandgaon taluka in Nashik district for the second time in a fortnight as it received about 82mm rain on Tuesday night.
On the night of September 7, the taluka had received 123mm rain, which had resulted in the inundation of large parts of Nandgaon town.
Meanwhile, the recent showers have taken the average rainfall count in Marathwada to 864mm by Wednesday, which is more than the recent record rainfall of 836mm seen in 2005.
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