Water level in key reservoirs at 151.452 bcm as of Thu, 82.5% of capacity
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--Central Water Commission: Key reservoir level 151.452 bcm as of Thursday
--Central Water Commission: Key reservoir level 82.5% of total live capacity
--Central Water Commission: Water level in reservoirs up 22% from 10-yr avg
--Central Water Commission: Water level in reservoirs up 6.8% YoY as of Thu
MUMBAI – The water level in 166 key reservoirs in the country fell 2.4% from the previous week to 151.452 billion cubic metres as of Thursday. The level accounted for 82.5% of the total live storage capacity, the Central Water Commission said. The water level was up 6.8% from a year ago and 22% higher than the normal 10-year average storage for the period, which is the average storage for the past 10 years.
In the northern region, the water level in reservoirs was 15.337 billion cubic metres, accounting over 77% of the total live storage capacity. In the same period last year, the water level was over 49% of the live storage capacity. The northern region includes Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, and Punjab.
In the eastern region, the water level in reservoirs was 16.667 billion cubic metres, accounting for nearly 77% of the total live storage capacity and higher than 71% in the corresponding period last year. The eastern region includes Assam, Jharkhand, Odisha, Tripura, Nagaland, West Bengal, and Bihar.
The water level in the western region was 34.442 billion cubic metres, which accounts for over 90% of the total live storage capacity, against over 88% last year. The region includes Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Goa.
In the central region, which includes Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Chhattisgarh, the water level in reservoirs was 41.123 billion cubic metres as of Thursday, accounting for nearly 85% of the total live storage capacity, compared with around 79% a year ago.
The water level in the southern region was 43.884 billion cubic metres, accounting for over 79% of the total live storage capacity, the data showed. At this time last year, the water level in the region was nearly 81% of the total live storage capacity.
Of the 166 reservoirs in the country, 160 reported more than 80% of normal storage and six reported 80% or below of normal storage. Of these six, none had storage below 50% of the normal. During the week ended Wednesday, India received 0.4 millimetres of rainfall, 92% below the normal of 4.3 millimetres, according to the India Meteorological Department. End
Reported by Taniva Singha Roy
Edited by Tanima Banerjee
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