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Usually, the water level declines during the month of April and May owing to increased pumping for irrigation purposes. Ashish Dhawale, chairman of committee, said, “Summer is yet to begin and even before that water level in Kalamba lake is reducing. Along with several wards, the water from the lake is also supplied to nearby villages such as Pachgaon.However, corporators have sought an alternate plan from the water supply department for supplying water to the affected areas. Kolhapur: The issue of declining water level in Kalamba Lake was raised by the corporators during the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation’s (KMC) standing committee meeting on Monday.The water from the lake is supplied to several areas in B ward. People will be directly affected if the pumping is stopped once the water level goes down further..