Water level in India's key reservoirs 66.823 bcm as of Thu, 37% of capacity
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--Central Water Commission: Key reservoir level as of Thursday 66.823 bcm
--Central Water Commission: Key reservoir level 37% of total live capacity
--Central Water Commission: Water level in reservoirs up 15% YoY as of Thu
--Central Water Commission: Water level in reservoirs up 17% from 10-yr avg
MUMBAI – Water level in 161 key reservoirs of the country fell to 66.823 billion cubic metres as of Thursday from 72.91 billion cubic metres on Apr. 3, data with the Central Water Commission shows. The current level is nearly 37% of the total live storage capacity of 182.375 billion cubic metres.
However, the water level as of Thursday was up 15% from a year ago and 17% higher than the normal storage for the period – the average storage for the last 10 years.
The water level in reservoirs in the northern region was 4.644 billion cubic metres, which is 23.4% of the total live storage capacity. In the same period last year, the water level was 32.5% of the live storage capacity. The northern region includes Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, and Punjab. In the eastern region, the water level in reservoirs was 7.136 billion cubic metres, 33% of the total live storage capacity, lower than 42.5% 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 15.715 billion cubic metres or 42.1% of the total live storage capacity of 50 reservoirs in the region, against 34.2% last year. 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 20.783 billion cubic metres. As of Thursday, the water level was 42.7% of the total live storage capacity, compared with 40.7% a year ago.
The water level in the southern region was 18.546 billion cubic metres, 33.8% of the total live storage capacity of 45 reservoirs in the region, the data showed. This region includes Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. At this time last year, the water level in the region was just 17.6% of the total live storage capacity, which is much below the current level.
Since Mar. 1, the country has received 21% below normal rainfall at 39.6 mm, according to the India Meteorological Department. End
Reported by Sandeep Sinha
Edited by Ashish Shirke
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