The Times of India 30.04.2013
Water utilisation chart submitted
AURANGABAD: The department
of water resources on Monday submitted a water utilization chart to the
state government, containing the requirement details of the region,
including Aurangabad Municipal Corporation, till July 31 this year.
According to the utilisation plan of water from the Jayakwadi reservoir between April 27 and July 31, the reservoir has a total capacity of 2,909 MM3 (102.73 TMC of water), with a live storage capacity of 2,171 MM3 (76.67 TMC) and dead storage capacity of 738 MM3 (26.06 TMC).
The plan states that, in all 2.43 thousand million cubic feet of water will be needed for fulfilling the drinking water needs of Aurangabad, Jalna, Ambad and Gevrai. The current dead storage of the dam is 691 MM3 (ie, 24.399 TMC). Considering that the silt is around 30%, the water available for drinking and other domestic and industrial purposes is 16.83 TMC.
An official from the water resources department said that the daily water loss due to evaporation is more than the amount of water required by Aurangabad city for a week. So, the amount of water that will be utilised from Jayakwadi till July 31 will be far less than the amount of water that will get evaporated in the same time.
The official also said that the administration will be able to provide drinking water to the residents of Aurangabad at least once in three days even in the months of May and June.
The utilisation plan also shows an estimated loss of water through evaporation within the same span of 95 days between April 27 and July 31 to 99.75 MM3 (3.52 TMC), while the drinking water utilisation has been estimated at 69 MM3 (2.43 TMC) making the total to 169 MM3 (5.96 TMC). The remaining water in the dead storage, except for the silt, has been estimated at 16.83 TMC.
According to the utilisation plan of water from the Jayakwadi reservoir between April 27 and July 31, the reservoir has a total capacity of 2,909 MM3 (102.73 TMC of water), with a live storage capacity of 2,171 MM3 (76.67 TMC) and dead storage capacity of 738 MM3 (26.06 TMC).
The plan states that, in all 2.43 thousand million cubic feet of water will be needed for fulfilling the drinking water needs of Aurangabad, Jalna, Ambad and Gevrai. The current dead storage of the dam is 691 MM3 (ie, 24.399 TMC). Considering that the silt is around 30%, the water available for drinking and other domestic and industrial purposes is 16.83 TMC.
An official from the water resources department said that the daily water loss due to evaporation is more than the amount of water required by Aurangabad city for a week. So, the amount of water that will be utilised from Jayakwadi till July 31 will be far less than the amount of water that will get evaporated in the same time.
The official also said that the administration will be able to provide drinking water to the residents of Aurangabad at least once in three days even in the months of May and June.
The utilisation plan also shows an estimated loss of water through evaporation within the same span of 95 days between April 27 and July 31 to 99.75 MM3 (3.52 TMC), while the drinking water utilisation has been estimated at 69 MM3 (2.43 TMC) making the total to 169 MM3 (5.96 TMC). The remaining water in the dead storage, except for the silt, has been estimated at 16.83 TMC.
