Nashik: The district's major and medium dams currently hold 23 TMC of live water stock, representing 32.6% of their total capacity of 70.6 TMC, as of May 15, 2026. This indicates an improved water position compared to the previous year, according to officials.
Improved Water Storage Compared to 2025
According to the irrigation department's report, storage levels are higher than the 18.4 TMC (26%) recorded during the same period in 2025 across the district's 26 projects, which include seven major and 19 medium dams. At present, there is no water discharge from any of these reservoirs.
Gangapur Dam Complex Better Off
The Gangapur dam complex, the primary source of drinking water for Nashik city, is in a relatively better position this year. An official stated, "The situation in the Gangapur dam complex that provides drinking water to residents in Nashik is better than last year. The India Meteorological Department has already issued warnings related to El Nino, which is likely to weaken the monsoon. We will have to use water appropriately."
The Gangapur complex, which includes the Gangapur, Gautami Godavari, and Kashyapi dams, currently holds about 4.7 TMC of water, or 51.3% of its 9.3 TMC capacity, compared to 36% last year.
Girna Valley and Palkhed Complexes
The Girna valley complex has the largest share of water stock, with 7.9 TMC stored against its total capacity of 23 TMC (34.7%), an improvement over 28.2% recorded last year. The Palkhed dam complex stands at 1.9 TMC of storage out of 10.6 TMC capacity (22.9%), also significantly higher than last year's 12.7%.
Meanwhile, other major and medium projects outside these clusters together account for around 3.5 TMC of water in the district.
