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Informist, Thursday, Mar. 5, 2026

--Central Water Commission: Key reservoir level 104.133 bcm as of Thursday 

--Central Water Commission: Key reservoir level 57% of total live capacity 

--Central Water Commission: Water level in reservoirs up 13% YoY as of Thu 

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

MUMBAI – The water level in 166 key reservoirs of the country was 104.133 billion cubic metres as of Thursday, accounting for around 57% of the total live storage capacity, data from the Central Water Commission showed. The water level was up nearly 13% from a year ago and around 27% above average storage over the past 10 years, the data showed.

In the northern region, the water level in reservoirs was 10.237 billion cubic metres, which is 51.6% of the total live storage capacity. In the same period last year, the water level was 28.8% of the capacity. The northern region includes Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, and Punjab.

In the eastern region, the water level in reservoirs was 11.975 billion cubic metres, 55% of the storage capacity, against 50.9% 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 25.450 billion cubic metres, accounting for 66.8% of the storage capacity, as against nearly 62% 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 30.121 billion cubic metres as of Thursday. This is 62% of the total live storage capacity, compared with 52.6% a year ago. The water level in the southern region was 26.350 billion cubic metres, 47.7% of the storage capacity, similar to the water level a year ago. 

India received an average of 0.9 millimetres of rainfall in the week ended Wednesday, 86% below the normal of 6.5 millimetres for the period, according to the India Meteorological Department.  End

Reported by Ashutosh Pati

Edited by Deepshikha Bhardwaj

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