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Informist, Thursday, Mar. 19, 2026

 

--Central Water Commission: Key reservoir level 94.063 bcm as of Thursday 

--Central Water Commission: Key reservoir level 51.2% of total live capacity 

--Central Water Commission:Water level in reservoirs up 26.4% from 10-yr avg 

--Central Water Commission: Water level in reservoirs up 13.6% YoY as of Thu 

 

MUMBAI – The water level in 166 key reservoirs of the country was 94.063 billion cubic metres as of Thursday, accounting for 51.2% of the total live storage capacity, data from the Central Water Commission showed. The water level was up 13.6% from a year ago and 26.4% above the average storage over the past 10 years, the data showed.

 

In the northern region, the water level in reservoirs was 9.041 billion cubic metres, which is 45.6% of the total live storage capacity. In the same period last year, the water level was 25.6% of the capacity. The northern region includes Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, and Punjab.

 

In the eastern region, the water level in reservoirs was 10.881 billion cubic metres, 50% of the storage capacity, against nearly 46% 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 23.522 billion cubic metres, accounting for nearly 62% of the storage capacity, as against about 55% 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 27.789 billion cubic metres as of Thursday. This is over 57% of the total live storage capacity, compared with 48.5% a year ago. The water level in the southern region was 22.830 billion cubic metres, over 41% of the storage capacity, compared with over 42% a year ago.

 

India received an average of 11.6 millimetres of rainfall in the week ended Wednesday, 66% above the normal of 7.0 millimetres for the period, according to the India Meteorological Department.  End

 

Reported by Taniva Singha Roy

Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury

 

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