JAIPUR: Except the Kota Barrage dam, which is almost 90% filled, majority of the dams in Rajasthan need a good monsoon this year. Bisalpur dam catering to the drinking water needs of Tonk, Jaipur and Ajmer is barely 27% filled. The Met office stated that the south west monsoon is likely to enter the state by June 18 and the pre-monsoon activity will begin from June 12.
TOI on Thursday spoke to the authorities of hydrology department and those looking after the dams in the state and found that majority of the dams desperately need a good monsoon this year.
