CWC Data
Water storage in key reservoirs at 131.17 billion cubic metres as of Thursday, down 21% on year
This story was originally published at 20:02 IST on 17 September 2026
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MUMBAI – Water storage in 178 key reservoirs across the country was at 131.17 billion cubic metres as of Thursday, down nearly 21% from 165.65 billion cubic metres a year ago, data from the Central Water Commission showed. The current storage accounted for 71% of the total live storage capacity and was almost 9% below the average of 10 years, according to the data.
In the northern region, which has 11 reservoirs across Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Rajasthan, the available live water storage held steady at 12.65 billion cubic metres from the previous week. This is 63.8% of the total live storage capacity and was substantially lower than 93.6% of the live storage capacity a year ago.
The eastern region includes Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Tripura, and West Bengal, which have 31 reservoirs and a total live storage capacity of 16.04 billion cubic metres, or 73.4% of the total live storage capacity. This was lower than 78.5% of the live storage from last year.
The water level in the western region, which includes Goa, Gujarat, and Maharashtra, held 32.20 billion cubic metres, or 83.4% of the total live storage capacity across 58 reservoirs. This was lower than 93.9% of live storage capacity a year ago, the report showed.
The central region has 28 reservoirs and includes Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. The reservoirs in the central region held 41.34 billion cubic metres, or 85.1% of live storage capacity. This was lower than 90.8% of live storage a year ago.
The water level in the southern region was 28.94 billion cubic metres, or 51.8% of total live capacity across 50 reservoirs. The region includes Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. At this time last year, the water level was 88.7% of the total live storage capacity. End
Reported by Khushi Singh
Edited by Himanshi Gupta
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