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Informist, Thursday, Apr. 9, 2026

 

--Central Water Commission: Level of key reservoirs 82.070 bcm as of Thu

--Central water panel: Level of key reservoirs 44.71% of total live capacity

--Central Water Commission: Water level in reservoirs up 27% from 10-yr avg

--Central Water Commission: Water level in reservoirs up 17.7% YoY as of Thu

 

MUMBAI – The water level in 166 key reservoirs of the country was 82.070 billion cubic metres as of Thursday, accounting for 44.71% of the total live storage capacity, data from the Central Water Commission showed. The water level was up 17.7% from a year ago and 27% above the average storage over the past 10 years, the data showed.

 

In the northern region, the water level in reservoirs was 8.703 billion cubic metres, 43.87% of the total live storage capacity. In the same period last year, the water level was 22.60% of the capacity. The northern region includes Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, and Punjab.

 

In the eastern region, the water level in reservoirs was 9.183 billion cubic metres, 42.20% of the storage capacity, as against 35.51% 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 20.439 billion cubic metres, accounting for 53.65% of the storage capacity, as against about 44.91% 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 25.152 billion cubic metres as of Thursday. It was 51.77% of the total live storage capacity, compared with 43.39% a year ago. The water level in the southern region was 18.593 billion cubic metres, 33.63% of the storage capacity compared with 35.00% a year ago.

 

India received an average of 14.2 millimetres of rainfall in the week ended Wednesday, 76% above the normal of 8.1 millimetres for the period, according to the India Meteorological Department.  End

 

Reported by Taniva Singha Roy

Edited by Ashish Shirke

 

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