Water in Goa's dams sufficient for one-two months supply: Govt

The Goa government today said that the state's six dams had sufficient water to meet its drinking requirements for one to two months.

State Water Resources Department Minister Vinod Palyekar said that water level in the six reservoirs had not touched the minimum mark because of a good monsoon last year.

South Goa's Selaulim dam, which is states biggest reservoir, has a water level of 31.66 metres and this is sufficient to supply drinking water for more than a month, Palyekar said.

The state's second biggest dam, located at Anjunem village in Sattari taluka in North Goa, has a water level of 72.83 metres, he said, adding that it too could provide water for a month to areas dependent on it.

Chapoli dam in North Goa has a level 31.61 metres which was sufficient for two months of water supply, he said.

The water level in South Goa's Amthane dam, near Canacona taluka, is 44.85 metres and can supply water for two months, he said.

Panchawadi dam, with a water level of 22.32 metres, will be able to provide water for two months as well.

He said that Opa dam, however, with a level of just 4.40 metres, has water for only 15 days.

He informed that water from these dams is treated by the Public Works Department and then supplied to people.