Only in case of Anjunem dam, the gates have to be opened by the water resources department. Normally, they reach their peak only in September, when the monsoon season in Goa nears its end.The state received excess rainfall in the first month of its arrival itself. The Anjunem irrigation project, in Sattari taluka, relies on a tributary of the Valvanti river under the Mhadei basin. Since early July, the Selaulim water reservoir in Sanguem taluka has been 100% full.Selaulim caters to the drinking water needs of towns and cities like Margao, Vasco, Quepem and Sanguem, as well as the South Goa hinterland. PANAJI: After a low pressure area formed in the Bay of Bengal led to heavy rainfall in some parts of Goa over the last few days, four of the five reservoirs in state were found to be filled to capacity.This year, the reservoirs have filled up faster than usual.
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