Storage to capacity in dams across state as monsoon season nears end

Panaji: As the monsoon season for 2024 nears an end, all the reservoirs in the state are filled to capacity. The water storage has to last the state until the next monsoon season arrives in June 2025.
Once the monsoon season officially draws to a close in Sep 2024, the state counts on the post-monsoon showers which are received until Nov. Good post-monsoon showers mean the release of water for irrigation can be delayed as the showers help the soil retain its moisture in the agricultural fields.
At present, Selaulim dam at Ugem in Sanguem, which supplies water to most of South Goa, is 103% full. The duckbill spillway of the dam will attract visitors to the Selaulim complex with its botanical gardens till the overflow continues for some time even after the monsoon officially ends.
With Goa receiving more than the expected rainfall this season, the Selaulim reservoir had reached capacity before time this year in the first week of July itself.
The Amthane reservoir in Bicholim is filled to capacity. Amthane supplies raw water to the Assonora water treatment plant, which caters to Bardez and Bicholim talukas. If the supply from Tillari reservoir is shut for any reason, water from the Sal is pumped into Amthane reservoir and is supplied for treatment for the talukas of Bardez, Bicholim and Pernem.
The Anjunem reservoir, which supplies water to Sattari and parts of Bicholim talukas, is 91% full. This reservoir took the longest period to reach capacity this season.
Canacona’s Chapoli reservoir is 100% full, so is the minor reservoir of Gaunem in the taluka.
The Panchawadi dam, which caters to Shiroda and surrounding areas, is also filled to 101%.
The Tillari reservoir in Dodamarg in Maharashtra, which caters to Bardez, Bicholim and Pernem talukas in Goa and parts of Sindhudurg in Maharashtra, is 94%, which is its capacity. Water from the dam is released before it touches capacity through its four gates.