JAIPUR: Inadequate monsoon rains have managed to raise the water level of Bisalpur dam by just 1cm, which was not enough to meet the needs of Jaipur even for a day. PHED officials said if there is no heavy rainfall in the catchment areas till August 20, city’s water supply will have to be rationed. The dam’s current water level is 309.36 metre.
Manish Beniwal, additional chief engineer at PHED said, “We had cut 10% water supply recently. If the water level does not rise, we would have to further cut supply.”
The dam provides water to Jaipur, Tonk and Ajmer districts in which 1TMC is consumed daily. Water consumption of Jaipur is around 460 MLD per day and is mainly supplied from Bisalpur. In the current scenario, Bisalpur can provide water for another five months without rainfall, but it needs heavy rainfall to survive for the entire year.
Subhanshu Dixit, SE, Bisalpur dam, said, “We need heavy rainfall to fill up the dam. Mild rainfall will not help the water level to rise. We expect good rainfall in August or else we will have cut supply.”
