Fifty-six out of the total 91 irrigation dams under Water Resources Department in Bemetara district are now filled to capacity in the district in the ongoing monsoon season. The total irrigation capacity of the 91 dams is 10,456 hectare.
According to the Department officials, ten-year record of irrigation dams has been broken with the storage of 100 per cent rain water in 56 dams, and 75 per cent in the remaining 35 dams. Because of the continuous and heavy rainfall in the district, total 1,334.35 million cubic feet of water has been stored in these dams so far.
At present, 302.80 mcft water has been filled in the 36 irrigation dam s in Bemetara block, 300.08 mcft in 22 dams of Saja block, 293.91 mcft in 24 dams of Navagarh block and 109.39 mcft in the 9 dams of Berla block.Highest 291.91 mcft rain water has been filled in the 24 dams of Navagarh block.