Saurashtra Samachar Analysis: Saurashtra tops the list in water storage for the third consecutive month

Bhavnagar district has topped the charts in percentage water storage in reservoirs in Saurashtra for the third consecutive month this monsoon. A total of 12 reservoirs in Bhavnagar district have a water storage capacity of 472.72 million cubic meters against the live storage of 462.23 million cubic meters of water. Porbandar district is second in Saurashtra with 96.91 per cent. Rajkot district has the highest storage of water. It has stored 584.43 million cubic meters of water. But in Rajkot, the percentage against the total collection is 94.97 per cent. Of the 12 major reservoirs in Bhavnagar district, 10 are currently 100 per cent full. These include Shetrunji Dam, Rojki Dam of Mahuva, Bagad Dam of Mahuva, Pingli Dam of Talaja, Rajaval Dam of Palitana, Hanol Dam of Palitana, Hamirpara Dam of Talaja, Ranghola Dam of Umrala, Malan Dam of Mahuva and Kharo Dam of Palitana . Of the two reservoirs that are empty, the latest Jaspara and Amandwa dam is filled to 39.52 per cent of the total storage capacity. The Lakhka dam is only 6.52 per cent of its capacity. Water for agriculture in 35750 hectares of land from Shetrunji Dam At present, 10 of the 12 dams in Bhavnagar district are full, especially the largest Shetrunji Dam in Saurashtra, which is 100 per cent full, and with a drainage area of 4,317 square kilometers and a water storage capacity of 308.68 million cubic meters, the largest dam in Saurashtra, is a lifeline for 35,750 hectares of land and a population of 28 lakh in the district. The construction of the Shetrunji Dam was started on November 1, 1955 by Jawaharlal Nehru and was completed in 1965. This year Shetrunji dam has overflowed for the sixth year in a row and has overflowed four times this year. As a result, the concern of crops and water in Bhavnagar district has been largely reduced. District-wise water storage in Saurashtra