JAIPUR: Officials of the water resources department are hopeful that Bisalpur Dam would be able to supply water as per requirement till next summer, a year when Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) officials would draw additional water from this dam.
Thanks to the prevailing cloudy weather in the Tonk district and the meteorological department’s forecast for a normal rainfall this monsoon.
“We cannot generate any figures related to the quantity of water in the dam following the prevailing incessant rainfall. The Met department had forecasted normal rainfall this monsoon, which means, there won’t be any scarcity of water till next summer,” said Manish Bansal, the executive engineer of the Bisalpur Project.
Officials claimed that on Saturday the level of water at the Bisalpur Dam was 313.8 metre, which means, the dam is 59% filled. It is considered to be quite high in the months before monsoon.
“Going by this figure and considering the Met’s forecast for normal rainfall this year, we are hopeful that water in the dam would be more than the annual requirement till next summer,” added Bansal.
At present PHED draws 600 MLD water for Jaipur, 330 MLD for Tonk and 56 MLD water for Ajmer. Under the Bisalpur II project, soon PHED would start to transfer 210 MLD water more from Bisalpur to Jaipur and the department may increase the amount for Ajmer also from 56 MLD to 75 MLD.
“As per drinking water is considered, water up to the level of 312 metre is reserved for drinking purposes. At present the level at Bisalpur Dam is higher than this. Once monsoon starts, the level would increase, helping us to get sufficient water to transfer to Ajmer, Tonk and Jaipur,” said Satish Jain, superintendent engineer (project) of PHED.
Officials had claimed, water at Bisalpur Dam is likely to supply sufficient water for drinking and irrigation purposes even in years to come. They are hopeful considering the past records for the last 23 years.
“Whatever water we have to supply now was always there in the past 23 years. It was in 2010 that there was a drought situation when the water level of Bisalpur was almost empty. However, it did not happen overnight. Poor rainfall in 2007, 2008 and in 2009 resulted in this situation,” added Bansal.
Thanks to the prevailing cloudy weather in the Tonk district and the meteorological department’s forecast for a normal rainfall this monsoon.
“We cannot generate any figures related to the quantity of water in the dam following the prevailing incessant rainfall. The Met department had forecasted normal rainfall this monsoon, which means, there won’t be any scarcity of water till next summer,” said Manish Bansal, the executive engineer of the Bisalpur Project.
Officials claimed that on Saturday the level of water at the Bisalpur Dam was 313.8 metre, which means, the dam is 59% filled. It is considered to be quite high in the months before monsoon.
“Going by this figure and considering the Met’s forecast for normal rainfall this year, we are hopeful that water in the dam would be more than the annual requirement till next summer,” added Bansal.
At present PHED draws 600 MLD water for Jaipur, 330 MLD for Tonk and 56 MLD water for Ajmer. Under the Bisalpur II project, soon PHED would start to transfer 210 MLD water more from Bisalpur to Jaipur and the department may increase the amount for Ajmer also from 56 MLD to 75 MLD.
“As per drinking water is considered, water up to the level of 312 metre is reserved for drinking purposes. At present the level at Bisalpur Dam is higher than this. Once monsoon starts, the level would increase, helping us to get sufficient water to transfer to Ajmer, Tonk and Jaipur,” said Satish Jain, superintendent engineer (project) of PHED.
Officials had claimed, water at Bisalpur Dam is likely to supply sufficient water for drinking and irrigation purposes even in years to come. They are hopeful considering the past records for the last 23 years.
“Whatever water we have to supply now was always there in the past 23 years. It was in 2010 that there was a drought situation when the water level of Bisalpur was almost empty. However, it did not happen overnight. Poor rainfall in 2007, 2008 and in 2009 resulted in this situation,” added Bansal.
