Water Level
Water level in key reservoirs at 50.46 bcm as of Thu, 27.5% of capacity
This story was originally published at 19:13 IST on 18 June 2026
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--Central Water Commission: Level of key reservoirs 50.457 bcm as of Thu
--Central water panel: Level of key reservoirs 27.49% of total live capacity
--Central Water Commission: Water level in reservoirs up 13.0% from 10-yr avg
--Central Water Commission: Water level in reservoirs dn 13.4% YoY as of Thu
MUMBAI – The water level in 166 key reservoirs in the country was at 50.46 billion cubic metres as of Thursday, accounting for 27.5% of the total live storage capacity, data from the Central Water Commission showed. The water level was down 13.4% from a year ago and 13.0% above the average storage over the past 10 years, the data showed.
In the northern region, the water level in reservoirs was 6.58 billion cubic metres, which is 33.2% 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 4.55 billion cubic metres, accounting for 20.9% of storage capacity, compared with 23.5% a year ago. The eastern region includes Assam, Jharkhand, Odisha, Tripura, Nagaland, West Bengal, and Bihar.
The water level in the western region was 11.13 billion cubic metres, accounting for over 29.2% of the storage capacity, compared with 31.7% 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 16.41 billion cubic metres as of Thursday, accounting for 33.8% of the total live storage capacity, compared with 28.8% a year ago.
The water level in the southern region was 11.80 billion cubic metres, 21.3% of the storage capacity, compared with 38.5% a year ago. End
Reported by Taniva Singha Roy
Edited by Saji George Titus
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