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Informist, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026

 

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--Central Water Commission: Level of key reservoirs 130.55 bcm as of Thu 
--Central Water Commission: Water level in reservoirs down 20% YoY as of Thu 
--Central water panel: Level of key reservoirs 70.66% of total live capacity 
--Central Water Commission: Level of reservoirs down 6.93% from 10-yr avg

 

MUMBAI – Water storage in 178 key reservoirs across the country was at 130.55 billion cubic metres as of Thursday, down 20% from 163.44 billion cubic metres a year ago, data from the Central Water Commission showed. The current storage accounted for nearly 71% of the total live storage capacity and was almost 7?low the average storage over the past 10 years, according to the data.

 

In the northern region, which has 11 reservoirs, the total live storage capacity was 12.65 billion cubic metres, which is 63.8% of the total live storage capacity and was substantially lower than 92.6% of the live storage capacity a year ago. The region includes Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Rajasthan.

 

In the eastern region, which includes Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Tripura and West Bengal, and has 31 reservoirs, the total live storage capacity was at 15.25 billion cubic metres, or 69.8% of the total live storage capacity. This was lower than 74.5% of the live storage from last year. 

 

The water level in the western region, which includes Goa, Gujarat, and Maharashtra, held 31.58 billion cubic metres, or 81.8% of the total live storage capacity across 58 reservoirs. This figure was lower than 91.4% of live storage capacity a year ago, the report showed. 

 

Reservoirs in the central region held 40.61 billion cubic metres, or 83.6% of live storage capacity. This was lower than 89.7% of live storage a year ago. The central region has 28 reservoirs and includes Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.

 

Reservoirs in the southern region, which includes Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, held 30.47 billion cubic metres, or 54.5% of live storage capacity across 50 reservoirs. At the same time last year, the water level was at 89.4% of the total live storage capacity.  End

 

Reported by Krupa Biju

Edited by Deepshikha Bhardwaj

 

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