It also had a bombing scare during the Indo-Pak war of 1947–1948 and 1965. Another potential threat to the reservoir was the Cyclone Amphan in 2020. It was a Super Cyclonic Storm and one of the strongest storms to impact the area. KMC and Jadavpur University (JU) experts and engineers assessed the risk and chalked out a precautionary plan to save the tank from toppling. It was suggested to half-fill all the four chambers until the cyclone ended and cut the water supply from the reservoir for a constant weight. The idea was to maintain the weight balance against high-velocity winds and gusts as the tank simply sits on the supporting columns without any anchorage. But, the super cyclone did not impact the century-old reservoir. In the due course of time, only 14 leakages developed in the reservoir till 2020.