bisalpur dam

Illegal boating in bisalpur dam proved fatal for a family when a boat with seven people in it capsized amid a storm on Saturday evening. Five people were rescued, and a search was on by State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams on Sunday to find the other two, including an engineer.

Amidst chanting of mantras, two gates of bisalpur dam in Tonk district were opened on Friday morning after its water level breached its full capacity of 315.50 RL/metre.

The bisalpur dam is holding highest level of water in the month of June since the last 25 years. With Monsoon approaching, first spell of showers are likely to lead to the dam overflowing.

Mild to moderate showers due to the impact of cyclone Daye has brought good amount of water at the catchment area of the bisalpur dam that caters to the drinking water and irrigation needs of Ajmer, Tonk and Jaipur districts of the state. A minor increase in the water level of bisalpur dam was witnessed on Monday.

The public health and engineering department (PHED) is planning to keep bisalpur dam filled with water even during scanty rainfall by bringing water from Chambal river.

Flow of rain-fed water continued at the bisalpur dam on Monday. Engineers at the dam said that the water level at the dam that caters to the drinking water needs of Jaipur, Ajmer and Tonk reached at 306.76 RL/metre till 6.30 pm.

Even as the dams, including Kota Barrage, Jawahar Sagar, Rana Pratap Sagar are brimming with water having attained almost 90 % and above water level, bisalpur dam is still 34% filled.

Rajat Kumar Mishra, principal secretary, PHED pulled up officials of the department for disruption in water supply from the bisalpur dam in some parts of Jaipur city on last Friday and warned them of serious action if it is repeated.

One gate of the dam was opened on Thursday

Despite good showers in the southern parts of the state, the bisalpur dam is still waiting for sufficient water for storage for next year. This monsoon provided about two metres of water in the dam compared to 10 metres last year.

The desert state has now vast reserve of water at the bisalpur dam near here which will be sufficient for supply to the districts of Jaipur, Ajmer and Tonk for the next one-and-half years.

As the bisalpur dam this year is filled up to its full capacity, Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) has decided to increase the water supply in Jaipur, Ajmer and Tonk districts starting from September 1

The biggest beneficiary of interlinking of Brahmani and Banas River would be Jaipur and Ajmer.

The bisalpur dam has filled to 62% of its capacity due to a robust monsoon, ensuring sufficient drinking water for Tonk, Ajmer, and Jaipur until November 2025. The water level reached 313.31 meters, just below the dam’s full height. Officials are prepared to open the gates if the water level reaches 314 meters.

The monsoon has been good in the state this year. If rain continues for another two months, chances are that bisalpur dam will overflow for the first time touching the 315.5m mark.

The paradox could not have been greater. Intended to give water to the state capital, the bisalpur dam itself is now drying up fast.

The flow of water to bisalpur dam decreased on Sunday following absence of rainfall in the catchment areas. Till 6 pm, the water level at the dam was almost 94 per cent with authorities are expecting it to be completely filled by Monday evening.

City residents facing the shortage of drinking water have a good news as rains over the past couple of days increased the level of water in bisalpur dam, which is a key source of drinking water.

bisalpur dam, which overflowed in the last four years during monsoon, has not overflowed this year.

The bisalpur dam has received only 10 cm of water in the first spell of rains and on Monday, the water level was 311.95 metres.

The city will get piped water three days a week as the bisalpur dam has received less inflows because of poor monsoon in the catchment areas.