Goa Has Drinking Water Stock For One Month Amid Monsoon Lull, Govt Issues Caution

Goa has sufficient drinking water reserves to meet demand for about a month despite a prolonged monsoon dry spell, the state government said.

Goa authorities are monitoring reservoir levels closely and may issue advisories to prevent shortages if rainfall remains below normal.

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Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom

• Goa holds one-month drinking water stock amid low monsoon.
• Minister assures no panic; will issue water conservation advisories.
• Major dams like Selaulim and Anjunem show drastically low levels.

Panaji: Goa has a stock of drinking water that can last about one month, the government has said, as the coastal state is witnessing a lull in monsoon rainfall.

State Water Supply Department Minister Subhash Phal Desai told PTI on Thursday that the water level at various reservoirs in the state has dropped drastically in the absence of rain.

“But there is no need to panic. There is enough water to fulfil the requirement for a month,” he said, adding that the state government will issue strict advisories to ensure that the existing water is not exhausted before that time.

He said that he has been receiving calls from various sections, including industries, inquiring about the condition of the water supply in the state.

Phal Desai said his department will hold a meeting with Minister for Water Resources Department Subhash Shirodkar to “evaluate the data of water available in various dams across the state”.

He said that the state government has improved the water distribution system, ensuring that there is no shortage.

“There is no scarcity right now, but that does not mean it won’t happen in the future,” he cautioned.

According to the minister, the Selaulim dam, which supplies water to the entire South Goa, Kushavati district and parts of North Goa, is 27 per cent full. It has a drawing capacity of 280 MLD (million litres per day).

He said that the stock at Anjunem dam, located in Sattari taluka of North Goa, has plummeted to 9.9 per cent. This project on the Goa-Karnataka border has a drawing capacity of 50 MLD, which is treated at plants set up in Padoshe and Dattawadi.

Phal Desai said that the water level at Mhaisal Dam in Shiroda, near Ponda in North Goa, stands at 19 per cent. The dam has a drawing capacity of 10 to 14 MLD.

Situated in the southernmost taluka of Canacona, the Chapoli dam has ample water, Phal Desai said, adding that there would be no water shortage in Canacona.

The Amthane reservoir, which supplies water to Bardez taluka in North Goa, also has a “good” stock, he said.

The India Meteorological Department has predicted that rainfall activities will resume in the state by next weekend. 

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