{
  "id": 14331346,
  "title": "MP's Ujjain Faces Water Crisis After Poor Rainfall, Narmada Supply To Replenish Depleting Gambhir Dam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/mps-ujjain-faces-water-crisis-after-poor-rainfall-narmada-supply-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T23:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/mps-ujjain-faces-water-crisis-after-poor-rainfall-narmada-supply-to-replenish-depleting-gambhir-dam"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh faces a looming water crisis due to below-normal rainfall, reportedly influenced by El Niño. The Ujjain Municipal Corporation (UMC) has taken preemptive action, requesting water supplies from the Narmada Valley Development Authority (NVDA) before winter. Water is currently being pumped from Dewas and should reach Ujjain within two days. The Narmada water will be divided: 70 million liters per day (MLD) will be directed to the Gau Ghat treatment plant, while 90 MLD will replenish the Gambhir Dam.\n\nUjjain received 27 inches of rainfall this year, falling short of the district's average of 36 inches by nearly nine inches. The Gambhir Dam's catchment area also saw inadequate rainfall, leading to insufficient water in its reservoir. The dam, which typically holds 2,250 million cubic feet (McFt) of water, received only 750 McFt during the monsoon. Its storage fell to 690 McFt on Monday, leaving it with enough reserves to last about 76 days for the city's needs of 8 to 9 McFt daily.\n\nInitially, the UMC had planned to receive Narmada water at Gau Ghat, but later revised its strategy. The 160 MLD of Narmada water allocated includes 70 MLD for the treatment plant and 90 MLD to be pumped into the Gambhir Dam. Reservoir officials anticipate the dam will reach full capacity within a month with the additional supplies.",
  "summary": "Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh): Below-normal rainfall, influenced by El Niño, has pushed Ujjain towards a water crisis, prompting the Ujjain Municipal Corporation (UMC) to arrange an alternative water source even before winter. The civic body has requested the Narmada Valley Development Authority (NVDA) to supply water. Pumping has begun from Dewas, and water is expected to reach Ujjain within two days.…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}