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Informist, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025

--Central Water Commission: Key reservoir level as of Thursday 93.529 bcm 

--Central Water Commission: Key reservoir level 52% of total live capacity 

--Central Water Commission: Water level in reservoirs up 19% YoY as of Thu 

--Central Water Commission: Water level in reservoirs up 15% from 10-yr avg 

MUMBAI – The water level in 155 key reservoirs in the country fell to 93.529 billion cubic metres as of Thursday from 98.974 billion cubic metres as of Feb. 20, according to data from the Central Water Commission. The current level is 52% of the total live storage capacity of 180.852 billion cubic metres.

However, the water level as of Thursday was up 19% from a year ago and 15% higher than the normal storage for the period, according to the data. Normal storage is the average storage for the last 10 years.

Storage in reservoirs fell in all regions across the country from last week. In the northern region, the water level in reservoirs was 5.582 billion cubic metres, 28% of the total live storage capacity, against 37% a year ago. The northern region includes Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, and Punjab. In the eastern region, the water level in reservoirs was 10.684 billion cubic metres, 51% of the total live storage capacity, lower than 53% in the corresponding period last year. The eastern region includes Assam, Jharkhand, Odisha, Tripura, Nagaland, West Bengal, and Bihar. The only two reservoirs at full capacity across the country were in the eastern region.

The water level in the western region was 24.031 billion cubic metres or 64% of the total live storage capacity of 50 reservoirs in the region. In the corresponding period last year, the water level was 54% of the total live storage capacity. None of the 50 reservoirs in the region was at full capacity. Four reservoirs in the western region had water below 40% of the storage capacity. 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 25.811 billion cubic metres. As of Thursday, the water level was 54% of the total live storage capacity, compared to 51% a year ago.

The water level in the southern region was at 27.421 billion cubic metres, 50% of the total live storage capacity of 43 reservoirs in the region, the data showed. At this time last year, the water level in the region was just 28% of the total live storage capacity. In the southern region, only two reservoirs were at 91-99% of the total storage capacity and 12 reservoirs had water at or below 40% of the storage capacity, the data showed.

Of the 155 reservoirs, 129 reported more than 80% of normal storage and 26 reported storage at or below 80% of normal storage. Of these 26, seven reservoirs had water up to 50% of normal storage.

Since Jan. 1, the country has received 62% below normal rainfall at 14.4 mm, according to the India Meteorological Department.  End

Reported by Ashutosh Pati

Edited by Tanima Banerjee

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