1. INTRODUCTION

1. Primitive method of floods forecast i.e. reservoir operations aimed at conserving water
and ensuring safety of dam without adequate concern for floods in down stream villages.
2. Growth of vegetation and their-by obstructions in river channel.
3. Non shifting of village population of flood affected area to rehabilitation area.
4. Encroachment on flood zones.
5. Constraints in K.T. weir operations during floods.
Floods due to Godavari River :
Godavari river passes through Kopargaon taluka and then flows along the border of
the district on the north eastern side till Nath-Sagar Dam in Paithan. There is a grid of dams
in Nashik district on the tributaries of Godavari such as Gangapur, Darna, Kadwa etc. All
these tributaries converge at control point near Nandur-Madhameshwar.
Water discharge at Nandur-Madhameshwar is taken as indicator of flood level in risk
prone area of Ahmednagar district. In 2006 due to discharge of water upto 281000 cuses
from nandurmademashwar creates flood situation in the district. Most of the villages of
Kopergaon, Shrirampur & Newasa tahsils were affected by floods.
The vulnerability of other villages on bank of river Godavari is shown in the following chart
(Discharge from NandurMadhameshwar Dam)
SrN
o.
Discharge
in cusecs
at Dam
1. 1,50,000
and above
cusecs(At
Nandur
Madhmes
hwar)
Taluka Villages Total
Populati
on
Affecte
d
populat
ion
Nature of Risk
Kopargaon Morvis 902 400 Population on
the bank of
river.
-do- Chas 3507 200 -do-
-do- Manjoor 2230 100 -do-
-do- Welapur 2390 50 -do-
-do- Savangi Bh 2563 100 -do-
-do- Suregaon 12553 100 -do-
-do- Kolgaon Thadi 1917 100 -do-
-do- Malegaon 2525 100 -do-
-do- Kumbhari 3032 150 -do-
-do- Dharangaon 3768 180 -do-
-do- Hingani 1182 80 -do-
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