Pune: Subdued rainfall activity is likely to continue in many parts of the state, including Pune, during the coming week. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted no major boost in rainfall in the coming days compared to last week.“We can expect showers, but rainfall activity will not pick up drastically,” said an IMD official.The Met department’s forecast for Pune states a partly cloudy sky becoming generally cloudy towards afternoon or evening, with very light to light rain very likely (heavy rainfall at isolated places in ghat areas) on Monday. The forecast will transition to a partly cloudy sky becoming generally cloudy towards afternoon or evening, with very light to light rain very likely for the remainder of the week through Friday.According to IMD, multiple prevailing weather systems will bring rainfall across parts of western and southern India. “Konkan and Goa are expected to receive fairly widespread to widespread rainfall from Aug 9 to 15, with isolated heavy rainfall on Aug 9. Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada are likely to receive isolated to scattered rainfall through Aug 15, along with isolated thunderstorms and lightning on Aug 9 and 10. Madhya Maharashtra is also likely to receive isolated heavy rainfall on Aug 9,” a Met official said.Meanwhile, the irrigation department has reduced water discharge from Khadakwasla dam as rainfall has decreased in the catchment areas of the dams supplying water to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) limits.Data from the irrigation department showed large quantities of water stored in key dams across Pune and western Maharashtra. Heavy rainfall earlier in the season has filled the reservoirs of the Khadakwasla cluster, with the four key dams collectively reaching 100% usable storage, or 29.15 TMC, as of Aug 9.Within the core cluster, Temghar dam holds 3.71 TMC of usable water and is operating at 100% capacity after receiving 18mm of rainfall on Sunday. Panshet dam is also at 100% live capacity, with 10.65 TMC of storage, after receiving 12mm of rain. Varasgaon dam, the largest in the system, is at 100% capacity with 12.82 TMC of usable storage after receiving 8mm of rainfall on Sunday. Khadakwasla dam maintains 100% live storage at 1.97 TMC after receiving 13mm of rainfall.Similarly, Bhama Askhed dam, an important water source for northern Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad, holds 7.61 TMC of usable storage, representing 99.22% of its total live capacity. Its catchment areas did not receive any rainfall on Sunday.Beyond the Khadakwasla network, major reservoirs across the wider Bhima basin continue to maintain robust water reserves following steady monsoon activity. Pavana dam, which supplies water to the Pimpri Chinchwad region, holds 8.39 TMC of usable water at 98.62% live capacity after receiving 14mm of rainfall on Sunday.Mulshi dam stands at 90.87% of its usable storage, with 18.31 TMC, after receiving 50mm of rain, the highest daily rainfall recorded in the region. Andra Dam is at 100.01% of its live capacity, with 2.92 TMC of usable water, after receiving 2mm of rain. Downstream in Solapur district, Ujani dam stands at 99.78% live storage, with 53.46 TMC of usable water.
