New Delhi: According to the Central Water Commission, the water available in the top 150 reservoirs across the country has reduced to just 20 percent of their total live storage capacity.
Over the past two weeks, reservoirs were at 21 percent of their total live storage capacity and the week before that they were at 22 percent.
The Central Water Commission (CWC) has reported a significant drop in live storage levels in 150 major reservoirs in India.
According to the latest bulletin of the CWC, the total live storage available is 36,368 million cubic meters (BCM), which is only 20 per cent of the total live storage capacity of these reservoirs.
This is a significant decrease from the 46,369 million cubic meters (BCM) recorded during the same period last year and also below the normal storage of 42,645 BCM.
The total live storage capacity of these reservoirs is 178,784 BCM, which is approximately 69.35 percent of the total estimated live storage capacity of 257,812 BCM in the country.
The northern region, comprising Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan, has a total live storage capacity of 19,663 BCM across 10 reservoirs. Currently, the storage level is 5,239 BCM or 27 percent of capacity.
The eastern region, which includes Assam, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Tripura, Nagaland and Bihar, has a total live storage capacity of 20,430 BCM in 23 reservoirs.
The current storage level is 3,643 BCM or 17.83 percent of capacity, slightly less than the 17.84 percent recorded last year.
The western region, comprising Gujarat and Maharashtra, has 49 reservoirs with a total live storage capacity of 37,130 BCM. However, current storage is 7,471 BCM, or 20.12 percent of capacity.
The central region, which includes Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, has a total live storage capacity of 48,227 BCM in 26 reservoirs. The current storage level is 11,693 BCM, or 24 percent of capacity.
On the other hand, the southern region, covering Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, has a total live storage capacity of 53,334 BCM in 42 reservoirs. Current storage is 8,322 BCM, or 16 percent of capacity, up from 20 percent last year.
The CWC bulletin indicates a mixed scenario in several river basins. Better than normal storage is observed in Sabarmati, Tapi, Narmada and Brahmaputra basins, while near normal storage is observed in Ganga, Indus, Mahi and Godavari basins, among others.
However, several basins, including Krishna, Brahmani and Baitarni, Mahanadi and Cauvery, are experiencing poor storage.
Over the past two weeks, reservoirs were at 21 percent of their total live storage capacity and the week before that they were at 22 percent.
The Central Water Commission (CWC) has reported a significant drop in live storage levels in 150 major reservoirs in India.
According to the latest bulletin of the CWC, the total live storage available is 36,368 million cubic meters (BCM), which is only 20 per cent of the total live storage capacity of these reservoirs.
This is a significant decrease from the 46,369 million cubic meters (BCM) recorded during the same period last year and also below the normal storage of 42,645 BCM.
The total live storage capacity of these reservoirs is 178,784 BCM, which is approximately 69.35 percent of the total estimated live storage capacity of 257,812 BCM in the country.
The northern region, comprising Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan, has a total live storage capacity of 19,663 BCM across 10 reservoirs. Currently, the storage level is 5,239 BCM or 27 percent of capacity.
The eastern region, which includes Assam, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Tripura, Nagaland and Bihar, has a total live storage capacity of 20,430 BCM in 23 reservoirs.
The current storage level is 3,643 BCM or 17.83 percent of capacity, slightly less than the 17.84 percent recorded last year.
The western region, comprising Gujarat and Maharashtra, has 49 reservoirs with a total live storage capacity of 37,130 BCM. However, current storage is 7,471 BCM, or 20.12 percent of capacity.
The central region, which includes Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, has a total live storage capacity of 48,227 BCM in 26 reservoirs. The current storage level is 11,693 BCM, or 24 percent of capacity.
On the other hand, the southern region, covering Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, has a total live storage capacity of 53,334 BCM in 42 reservoirs. Current storage is 8,322 BCM, or 16 percent of capacity, up from 20 percent last year.
The CWC bulletin indicates a mixed scenario in several river basins. Better than normal storage is observed in Sabarmati, Tapi, Narmada and Brahmaputra basins, while near normal storage is observed in Ganga, Indus, Mahi and Godavari basins, among others.
However, several basins, including Krishna, Brahmani and Baitarni, Mahanadi and Cauvery, are experiencing poor storage.
