NASHIK :
Girna dam which is biggest dam in North Maharashtra and is supplying water to Nashik and Jalgaon mainly has filled up 100% for second consecutive year.
It is overflow and 7,428 cusecs of water is being discharged from it. Due to this the drinking water and irrigation problem in the villages in Girina river basin has been solved.
As there were no rains in June and July, there was only 40-50% water stock in district dams. However, rain returned in August and September and compensated the backlog.
Following good rainfall in these two months, biggest dams in district are overflow and at present there is 93% water stock in the district dams. As water is being discharged from Girna dam, villages from Jalgaon district will be benefitted by this.
The capacity of the dam is 18.5 TMC. The dam was filled up to its capacity for 11 times in last 43 years. Earlier, the dam was filled up 100% for four consecutive years between 2004-2007.
Thereafter, it was filled up to its capacity in 2019, after a gap of nine years. As dam has filled up 100% this year also, the drinking water issue in Erandol, Chalisgaon, Bhadgaon and Pachora talukas is solved.
