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Informist, Friday, May 29, 2026

 

--Central Water Commission: Level of key reservoirs 56.300 bcm as of Fri 

--Central water panel: Level of key reservoirs 30.67% of total live capacity 

--Central Water Commission: Water level in reservoirs up 19.1% from 10-yr avg 

--Central water panel: Water level in reservoirs up 0.7% YoY as of Fri 

 

MUMBAI – The water level in 166 key reservoirs of the country was at 56.30 billion cubic metres as of Friday, accounting for 30.7% of the total live storage capacity, data from the Central Water Commission showed. The water level was up 0.7% from a year ago and 19.1% above the average storage over the past 10 years, the data showed.

 

In the northern region, the water level in reservoirs was 7.69 billion cubic metres, which is 38.8% of the total live storage capacity. A year ago, the water level was over 29.2% of the capacity. The northern region includes Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, and Punjab.

 

In the eastern region, the water level in reservoirs was 5.32 billion cubic metres, accounting for over 24.5% of storage capacity, compared with 24.7% a year ago. The eastern region includes Assam, Jharkhand, Odisha, Tripura, Nagaland, West Bengal, and Bihar.

 

The water level in the western region was 13.63 billion cubic metres, accounting for over 35.8% of the storage capacity, compared with 31.6% a year ago. 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 17.20 billion cubic metres as of Friday, accounting for 35.4% of the total live storage capacity, compared with 31.5% a year ago. 

 

The water level in the southern region was 12.46 billion cubic metres, 22.5% of the storage capacity, compared with 31.4% a year ago. 

 

India received 14.4 millimetres of rainfall in the week ended Wednesday, 3% below the normal of 14.9 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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