Aurangabad, Oct 12 : Discharge of flooded water from Jayakwadi dam in Maharashtra by 9,432 cuses per second continued for 14th consecutive day into downstream, authorities said on Tuesday.
According to them, all the 18 gates’ water level has been reduced from 1 feet to half feet and discharge of 9,432 cuses per second continues.
The water has been discharging from the dam since September 29.
Presently, the dam maintains 98.51 percent stock with a height of 1521.73 feet and 463.823 in meters, they stated.
Jayakwadi dam is known as the lifeline of Marathwada region having capacity of 102 TMC supplies water to Aurangabad, Jalna, three industrial estates, around 250 villages and about 1.85 lakh hectare irrigation lands in four districts of Marathwada region.
The district administration had already issued alerts in all the villages around the bay of Godavari river and warned them not to venture near the river.
