Pune: With the onset of monsoon in Maharashtra, the Water Resource Department of Maharashtra has conducted the survey of a number of dams in the state. They have found that all the small and large dams that have been inspected in the state including the Temghar Dam situated in Pune are safe and harmless, said Rajendra Pawar, Secretary, Water Resource Department of Maharashtra State.

The monsoon has shown his sign of arrival in Maharashtra. Learning from the last year’s critical situation of floods in districts such as Sangli, Kolhapur, Satara and Pune, the survey was basically conducted in order to prepare and tackle undue incidences. The officials conducted a survey of various dams and reservoirs set-up in the state in order to understand the current situation, its capacity, safety and repair work.

On Friday, the officials of the Water Resource Department of Maharashtra state organised a press conference at their Kothrud based Jal Sampada Bhavan office in Pune.

“In their on-going survey of dam safety till date, the officials have managed to inspect around 20 per cent of the dams in the state. In it, it is held that till date no dams are in the dangerous and risky condition found,” an official said.

The official shared that there were various meetings with the state officials and different ventures were discussed and on May 28, under the Chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary, the representatives from Telangana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat were also present for strong coordination. With the help of Hydrological observatory set-up, the rain gauges, as well as the river flow gauges, have also been inspected.

The major keys points shared were about the department's prepared strategy for this monsoon to tackle undue incidences based on surveys studied.

The officials claimed that the survey has been conducted in order to understand and help them to prepare the ground realities and can face the issue much in advance. The department has established a flood control room, emergency room and has recruited officers at such control points after a meeting with state, zonal, district administration and railway officials.

FLOOD CONTROL ROOM

Will operate round the clock from June 1, in the basin of Tapi, Krishna, Godawari of Konkan and in the Vidarbha region. Officer deployed and appointed for the flood control office will be monitored by the Basin Control Officer, the Sub-Basin Control Officer, the Dam Control Officer.

COORDINATE

Coordinating officers have been appointed for liaison for inter-state ventures along. An emergency room has been set up in the which will start functioning from Monday. The main objective will be to share information about the rainfall, dam storage, its capacity and water discharge.