Water Level
Water level in key reservoirs at 158.393 bcm as of Thu, 86.8% of capacity
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--Central Water Commission: Key reservoir level as of Thursday 158.393 bcm
--Central Water Commission: Key reservoir level 86.8% of total live capacity
--Central Water Commission: Water level in reservoirs up 7% YoY as of Thu
--Central Water Commission: Water level in reservoirs up 21% from 10-yr avg
MUMBAI – The water level in 161 key reservoirs across India was 158.393 billion cubic metres as of Thursday, up nearly 7% on year, according to data from the Central Water Commission. The current level is 86.8% of the total live storage capacity of 182.479 billion cubic metres. The water level is over 21% higher than the 10-year average for this period.
Reservoirs in the northern region held 18.717 billion cubic metres, which is 94.36% of the total live storage capacity, higher than 63% during the same period a year ago. The northern region includes Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, and Punjab. In the eastern region, the water level in reservoirs was 15.552 billion cubic metres, which is 71.47% of the total live storage capacity, compared with nearly 68% a year ago. The eastern region comprises Assam, Jharkhand, Odisha, Tripura, Nagaland, West Bengal and Bihar.
The water level in the southern region was 48.750 billion cubic metres, which is nearly 88.74% of the region's total live storage capacity across 45 reservoirs. This region includes Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. At this time last year, the water level in the southern region was over 86% of the total live storage capacity.
The water level in reservoirs in the western region rose to 33.111 billion cubic metres from 32.571 billion cubic metres a week ago. It is now 88.63% of the total live storage capacity, compared with 85.9% a year ago. This region includes Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Goa.
Reservoirs in the central region held 42.262 billion cubic metres or nearly 87% of the total live storage capacity, up from nearly 76% a year ago. This region comprises Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh.
Out of 161 reservoirs, 150 reservoirs reported more than 80% of normal storage and 11 reservoirs reported 80% or below of normal storage. Out of these 11 reservoirs two are having storage upto 50% of normal storage, the data showed.
Since Jun. 1, the country has recorded 9% above normal rainfall at 791.8 millimetres, according to the India Meteorological Department. End
Reported by Taniva Singha Roy
Edited by Deepshikha Bhardwaj
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