Nagpur: Despite five weeks of monsoon, major dams in Nagpur division only have 23% water storage, which may lead to water shortage after the season is over.
Last year, Vidarbha had received poor rainfall and the dams had not filled up completely.
The medium size dams of the division have relatively better storage at 41% while small dams are 25% full.
The storage in major dams of Amravati division is marginally better than Nagpur at 24%.
The small and medium dams of west Vidarbha have lesser water than Nagpur division.
The biggest source of worry for the city is poor storage in Totladoh reservoir.
Ever since construction of Chaurai dam on the Pench river upstream, Totladoh is not getting filled up.
Due to low stock in Totladoh, Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation (VIDC) has asked Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) to lift water from Kanhan and use as less water as possible from the reservoir.
It has also asked NMC to enforce a water cut in the city.
Nagpur will be fortunate if work on the project starts before next monsoon.