Nagpur: Good rain since the past week has increased water levels in Nagpur’s Ambazari Lake and Gorewada Lake almost to the brim. More rain in the coming days could trigger overflows at the two lake.
According to the sources, the water level in Ambazari Lake has reached 313.87m as of Thursday, July 4. The overflow level at this lake is 317.00m. Similarly, the water level at Gorewada Lake has been measured at 313.02m while the overflow level is 315.65m.
Overflowing of Ambazari Lake could pose numerous hardships in residential areas along the Nag River. On September 23, 2023, incessant rainfall and cloudburst caused the overflowing of Ambazari Lake and Nag River leading to water gushing into residential and commercial areas in several parts of the city. The aggrieved residents subsequently filed a PIL in the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court blaming the disaster as ‘manmade.’ The bone of contention of the PIL was the construction of the Swami Vivekanand statue at the overflow point that led to the swollen Nag River and caused floods.
