Panchganga river crosses warning mark after heavy rains in Kolhapur; residents of 6 villages asked to shift to safer places

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Panchganga river has crossed the warning mark, officials said on Thursday. Residents of six villages located on the river banks have been asked to shift to safer places, they said. As per the district disaster cell, the level of the Panchganga river at Rajaram weir was 40.6 feet at 11 am on Thursday. The warning mark at the weir is 39 feet and the danger mark is 43 feet. A total of 81 bunds (barrages) in the district have got submerged due to the rains, the district administration said.

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On Wednesday, five automated gates of the upstream Radhanagari dam were opened following which the water discharge increased. As a result, the water level of the Panchganga and other rivers started increasing, it said. «As a precautionary measure and to cope up with a possible flood situation, the district administration appealed to people living along the banks of the river in Fejiwade, Londhewadi, Ghotwade, Gudal, Piral and Padli villages to move to safer areas,» an official said. Out of the five gates of the Radhanagari dam which were opened, one has been closed now. Water is being discharged at 7,112 cusec (cubic foot per second) and the dam is filled up to nearly 99 per cent of its total capacity, an official at the disaster cell control room said. The total capacity of the Radhanagari dam is 8.3 TMC (thousand million cubic foot). The Almatti dam, the water of which