Water level in key reservoirs 75.0 bcm as of Thursday, 40.9% of capacity
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--Central Water Commission: Level of key reservoirs 74.999 bcm as of Thu
--Central water panel: Level of key reservoirs 40.86% of total live capacity
--Central Water Commission: Water level in reservoirs up 26.2% from 10-yr avg
--Central Water Commission: Water level in reservoirs up 14.7% YoY as of Thu
MUMBAI – The water level in 166 key reservoirs of the country was 75.00 billion cubic metres as of Thursday, accounting for 40.9% of the total live storage capacity, data from the Central Water Commission showed. The water level was up 14.7% from a year ago and 26.2% above the average storage over the past 10 years, the data showed.
In the northern region, the water level in reservoirs was 8.74 billion cubic metres, which is 44.1% of the total live storage capacity. In the same period last year, the water level was 23.3% of the capacity. The northern region includes Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, and Punjab.
In the eastern region, the water level in reservoirs was 8.07 billion cubic metres, accounting for 37.1% of the storage capacity, against 31.2% 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 18.56 billion cubic metres, accounting for 48.7% of the storage capacity, as against about 39.7% 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 23.13 billion cubic metres as of Thursday, representing 47.6% of the total live storage capacity, compared with 43.3% a year ago. The water level in the southern region was 16.50 billion cubic metres, 29.8% of the storage capacity, compared with 32.2% a year ago.
India received an average of 5.5 millimetres of rainfall in the week ended Wednesday, 45% below the normal of 10.0 millimetres for the period, according to the India Meteorological Department. End
Reported by Taniva Singha Roy
Edited by Saji George Titus
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