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Informist, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026

 

--Central Water Commission: Level of key reservoirs 123.2 bcm as of Thu    

--Central water panel: Level of key reservoirs 66.7% of total live capacity

--Central Water Commission: Water level in reservoirs down 26.4% YoY as of Thu

--Central Water Commission: Level of reservoirs down 18.4% from 10-yr avg

 

MUMBAI – Water storage in 178 key reservoirs across the country stood at 123.23 billion cubic metres as of Thursday, down over 26% on year and 18?low the 10-year average, the Central Water Commission said. Water stored in reservoirs across the country was 66.7% of the total live storage capacity, and water levels had fallen year-on-year in all five major regions, it added. Reservoir levels shrank the most in the southern region, followed by the northern region. 

 

The southern region, comprising Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, held 23.66 billion cubic metres, or 42.3% of the total live storage capacity, across 50 reservoirs. At the same time last year, water levels were at 89.4% of the total live storage capacity while normal storage stood at 77.9%.

 

The northern region, comprising Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Rajasthan, has 11 reservoirs with a total live storage capacity of 19.84 billion cubic metres. Available storage stood at 11.53 billion cubic metres, or over 58% of the total capacity, substantially lower than 87% a year ago and 78.2% of normal storage.

 

The eastern region includes Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Tripura, and West Bengal, with 31 reservoirs having a combined live storage capacity of 21.85 billion cubic metres. Storage was 16.80 billion cubic metres, or 76.9% of capacity, down from 83.2% a year ago and 79.8% of normal storage.

 

In the western region, comprising Goa, Gujarat, and Maharashtra, 58 reservoirs held 30.54 billion cubic metres, or 79% of their total live storage capacity. The corresponding storage was 97.2% a year ago while normal storage stood at 86.6% of capacity. 

 

The central region, which includes Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, has 28 reservoirs with a total live storage capacity of 48.59 billion cubic metres. Storage stood at 40.70 billion cubic metres, or 84% of capacity, against nearly 92% a year ago and 85% of normal storage.  End

 

Reported by Afra Abubacker

Edited by Rajeev Pai

 

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