Water level in key reservoirs at 47.73 bcm as of Thu, 26% of capacity
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--Central Water Commission: Water level in reservoirs at 47.73 bcm as of Thu
--Central Water Commission: Water level in reservoirs 26% of live capacity
--Central Water Commission: Water level in reservoirs dn 39% YoY as of Thu
--Central Water Commission: Water level in reservoirs dn 1.4% from 10-yr avg
NEW DELHI – The water level in 166 key reservoirs in the country was at 47.73 billion cubic metres as of Thursday, accounting for 26% of the total live storage capacity, data from the Central Water Commission showed. The water level was down 38.9% from a year ago and 1.4% below the average storage over the past 10 years, the data showed.
In the northern region, the water level in reservoirs was 5.82 billion cubic metres, which is 29.4% of the total live storage capacity. A year ago, the water level was 38.2% of capacity. The northern region includes Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, and Punjab.
In the eastern region, the water level in reservoirs was 4.22 billion cubic metres, accounting for 19.4% of storage capacity, compared with over 37.4% a year ago. The eastern region includes Assam, Jharkhand, Odisha, Tripura, Nagaland, West Bengal, and Bihar.
The water level in the western region was 10.79 billion cubic metres, accounting for 28.3% of the storage capacity, compared with nearly 43.9% a year ago. The western 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 15.65 billion cubic metres as of Thursday, accounting for 32.2% of the total live storage capacity, compared with 32.6% a year ago.
The water level in the southern region was 11.23 billion cubic metres, 20.3% of the storage capacity, compared with 53.9% a year ago. End
Reported by Afra Abubacker
Edited by Saji George Titus
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