The water level of Ransai Dam, located in Dighode village in Uran has crossed 100 feet after good rainfall in the last week. A good spell of rainfall will cross the maximum level of 116.5 feet and it will start overflowing.
In June third week, the level of the dam had depleted and it could supply till the end of June. The dam supplies water to more than one population in 37 Gram Panchayats, Uran township and government establishments.
The Ransai Dam was built by Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) around 50 years ago and it is the prime source of water for 37 Gram Panchayats, Uran Municipal Council, JNPT township, and government establishments like defence among others.
On Thursday, the level of the dam reached 101 feet. The Uran Taluka has already received 719 mm of rainfall till Thursday morning which was higher than the previous year’s 688 mm of rainfall.
