03 Apr 2024  |   06:35am IST

More than half of major dams in State above 50 per cent mark

Team Herald

PANJIM: Out of seven major dams in the State, four are at more than 50 per cent full mark while the rest three are less than 50 per cent of their carrying capacity, data released from Water Resources Department (WRD) said. 

According to the data, the reservoirs which are full above 50 per cent of their capacity are Anjunem, Chapoli and Gaunem while the reservoirs which are less than 50 per cent of their storage capacity are Selaulim, Amthane and Panchwadi. 

The Anjunem reservoir, which meets the water requirement of Sattari and parts of Bicholim taulka, is 62.6 per cent full while, Chapoli reservoir, which meets the water requirement of Canacona taluka, is full at 59.4 per cent. The Gaunem reservoir, which provide water to the residents of Gaondongrim and Cotigao, is full at 56.6 per cent, while Tillari reservoir is filled at 91.1 per cent, the data said.

The Selaulim reservoir in Ugem in Sanguem taluka, which meets the water requirement of most of South Goa districts is, 49.7 per cent full while the Amthane reservoir, which provides water to Bardez, Pernem and Bicholim taluka, is filled to 38.3 per cent. The Panchwadi reservoir, which meets the water requirement of villages like Panchwadi and Shiroda, is 39.9 per cent full.