Water level in India's key reservoirs 85.373 bcm as of Thu, 47% of capacity
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--Central Water Commission: Water level in reservoirs up 16% from 10-yr avg
--Central Water Commission: Water level in reservoirs up 19% YoY as of Thu
--Central Water Commission: Key reservoir level 47% of total live capacity
--Central Water Commission: Key reservoir level 85.373 bcm as of Thu
MUMBAI – The water level in 155 key reservoirs in the country fell to 85.373 billion cubic metres as of Thursday from 89.833 billion cubic metres on Mar. 6, according to data from the Central Water Commission. The current level is 47% 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 16% higher than the normal storage for the period – the average storage for the last 10 years – according to the data.
Storage in reservoirs fell in all regions across the country from last week. In the northern region, the water level in reservoirs was 5.390 billion cubic metres, 27% of the total live storage capacity, against 35% a year ago. The northern region includes Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, and Punjab.
In the eastern region, the water level in reservoirs was 9.635 billion cubic metres, 46% of the total live storage capacity, lower than 51% 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 21.717 billion cubic metres or 58% of the total live storage capacity of 50 reservoirs in the region. In the corresponding period last year, the water level was 48% of the total live storage capacity. None of the 50 reservoirs in the region were full, while one reservoir was at 81-90% of the total live capacity. Five reservoirs in the western region had water levels 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 24.264 billion cubic metres. As of Thursday, the water level was 50% of the total live storage capacity, compared to 47% a year ago.
The water level in the southern region was at 24.367 billion cubic metres, 45% 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 24% of the total live storage capacity. In the southern region, three reservoirs were at 91-99% of the total storage capacity, the data showed. Sixteen reservoirs had water at or below 40% of the storage capacity.
Since Mar. 1, the country has received 34% below normal rainfall at 7.4 mm, according to the India Meteorological Department. End
Reported by Sandeep Sinha
Edited by Saji George Titus
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