Koyna, Radhanagari, Patgaon catchments report above 100mm rainfall
Rainfall intensity is expected to be heavy across most parts of Madhya Maharashtra, including the Konkan region.
Weather officials have issued an orange alert for Kolhapur and Satara districts for Sunday, with a red alert in place for Monday.
Since Friday night, heavy rainfall has been recorded in the dam catchment areas of Kolhapur, Sangli, and Satara districts. In the 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Saturday, the Patgaon catchment had received 152mm rainfall followed by Radhanagari catchment (125mm), Koyna catchment (104mm), Kasari (110mm), and Dhom dam (70mm).
Due to the heavy showers, two automatic gates of the Radhanagari dam were opened, discharging 4,356 cusec of water into the Bhogawati river, a tributary of the Panchaganga.
The IMD had issued an orange alert for Kolhapur on Saturday, anticipating heavy to very heavy rain accompanied by gusty winds until 7pm. Kolhapur city on the day received intermittent spells of drizzles, with the weather remaining dark and gloomy.
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Heavy rain was also reported in the hilly regions and dam catchment areas of the district.
The water level of the Panchaganga river increased by 6ft in a day, reaching 25ft-10inch on Saturday evening at 5pm at the Rajaram barrage in the Kasba Bawda area of Kolhapur city. The barrage has a discharge capacity of 20,889 cusec. Additionally, 11 barrages in Kolhapur district were inundated on Saturday evening.
The Koyna dam in Satara district has reached 87% of its capacity. An official from the Koyna dam administration said, "The dam has a gross water storage of 91TMC out of the total 105TMC water storage capacity. The dam has an inflow of 31,528 cusec, and considering the increase in rainfall activity, the dam administration commenced 2,100 cusec discharge from Saturday 4 pm onwards from the powerhouse gates of the dam. The downstream villagers have been put on alert.
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Meanwhile, moderate intensity rain was reported in the Sangli district on Saturday.
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