New Delhi: The Central Water Commission has highlighted the significant depletion of storage in reservoirs across the country, which has declined to 28 per cent of the capacity from 35 per cent during the same period last year.
The CWC, which monitors water storage in 150 reservoirs and issues weekly situation bulletins, found the southern region most affected.
A total of 42 reservoirs are monitored by the Commission in the southern region which includes Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
According to the latest reservoir storage bulletin of CWC, the total storage available in these reservoirs is 8.353 BCM or 16 per cent of the total capacity of 53.334 billion cubic meters (BCM).
In the southern region, the storage during the same period till 2023 was 28 per cent of the total capacity of these reservoirs, while the average storage of the last ten years during the same period was 22 per cent.The bulletin also disclosed reservoir storage data across India for the week ending May 2, 2024.
According to the report, the total storage in the 150 monitored reservoirs was 50.432 billion cubic meters (BCM), which is just 28 per cent of their combined storage capacity.
This figure represents a substantial decline compared to the storage level recorded during the same period last year, which is only 81 percent of last year's storage – 62.212 BCM – and well below the ten-year average, which was 96.212 BCM. It is BCM. Is the percentage. Was. Average storage capacity.
The bulletin outlined significant depletion in reservoir storage across the country, highlighting potential implications for agriculture, hydropower generation and overall water resources management.Breaking down the data at the regional level, disparities in reservoir storage in different parts of the country become apparent. In the northern region, which includes states like Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, the available storage in the monitored reservoirs was recorded at 6.05 BCM. Which is only 31 percent of the total capacity.
This figure is below both last year's storage level (37 percent) and the ten-year average (34 percent).
In contrast, in the Eastern region, which includes states like Assam, Jharkhand, Odisha, live storage of 7.45 bcm is 36 per cent of the total capacity, which is above last year's level (33 per cent) and the ten-year average (32 per cent). ). is.percentage). , scheduled tribe).
Additionally, the bulletin highlighted specific reservoirs and river systems exhibiting varying storage conditions.
Storage levels in some areas such as the Subarnarekha, Brahmaputra and Narmada river basins are better than normal, while other areas such as the Krishna and Kavira river basins are facing significant depletion in storage.The east flowing rivers between Mahanadi and Pennar and the rivers between Pennar and Kanyakumari are highly depleted.
The CWC, which monitors water storage in 150 reservoirs and issues weekly situation bulletins, found the southern region most affected.
A total of 42 reservoirs are monitored by the Commission in the southern region which includes Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
According to the latest reservoir storage bulletin of CWC, the total storage available in these reservoirs is 8.353 BCM or 16 per cent of the total capacity of 53.334 billion cubic meters (BCM).
In the southern region, the storage during the same period till 2023 was 28 per cent of the total capacity of these reservoirs, while the average storage of the last ten years during the same period was 22 per cent.The bulletin also disclosed reservoir storage data across India for the week ending May 2, 2024.
According to the report, the total storage in the 150 monitored reservoirs was 50.432 billion cubic meters (BCM), which is just 28 per cent of their combined storage capacity.
This figure represents a substantial decline compared to the storage level recorded during the same period last year, which is only 81 percent of last year's storage – 62.212 BCM – and well below the ten-year average, which was 96.212 BCM. It is BCM. Is the percentage. Was. Average storage capacity.
The bulletin outlined significant depletion in reservoir storage across the country, highlighting potential implications for agriculture, hydropower generation and overall water resources management.Breaking down the data at the regional level, disparities in reservoir storage in different parts of the country become apparent. In the northern region, which includes states like Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, the available storage in the monitored reservoirs was recorded at 6.05 BCM. Which is only 31 percent of the total capacity.
This figure is below both last year's storage level (37 percent) and the ten-year average (34 percent).
In contrast, in the Eastern region, which includes states like Assam, Jharkhand, Odisha, live storage of 7.45 bcm is 36 per cent of the total capacity, which is above last year's level (33 per cent) and the ten-year average (32 per cent). ). is.percentage). , scheduled tribe).
Additionally, the bulletin highlighted specific reservoirs and river systems exhibiting varying storage conditions.
Storage levels in some areas such as the Subarnarekha, Brahmaputra and Narmada river basins are better than normal, while other areas such as the Krishna and Kavira river basins are facing significant depletion in storage.The east flowing rivers between Mahanadi and Pennar and the rivers between Pennar and Kanyakumari are highly depleted.