Panchganga river in Kolhapur flows inches below danger threshold

Pune: In the wake of heavy rains in Kolhapur district of western Maharashtra, the Panchganga river is flowing just a few inches below the danger mark on Wednesday, officials said.

As per the figures recorded at 10 am, the water level of the Panchganga at Rajaram weir reached 42.2 feet, which is 8 inches



below the danger mark of 43 feet, they said.

The water level of the Radhanagari dam in the district has gone up to 92 per cent. The water storage of the dam is 7.71 TMC and water is being released at the rate of 1,500 cusecs from the dam, a district official said.