Water storage in key reservoirs at 126.72 bcm as of Thu, down 25% on year
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-- Central water panel: Level of key reservoirs 68.58% of total live capacity-- Central Water Commission: Level of reservoirs down 16% from 10-yr avg
-- Central Water Commission: Level of key reservoirs 126.72 bcm as of Thu
-- Central Water Commission: Water level in reservoirs down 25% YoY as of Thu
MUMBAI – Water storage in 178 key reservoirs across the country stood at 126.72 billion cubic metres as of Thursday, down 25% from 167.91 billion cubic metres a year ago, the Central Water Commission said. Storage levels were at 68.6% of total live storage capacity and around 16% below the 10-year average, according to the data.
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 11.37 billion cubic metres, or 57.3% of the total capacity, substantially lower than 87.0% a year ago and 79.3% 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 17.46 billion cubic metres, or 79.9% of capacity, down from 82.5% a year ago and 80.8% of normal storage.
In the western region, comprising Goa, Gujarat, and Maharashtra, 58 reservoirs held 31.17 billion cubic metres, or 80.7% of their total live storage capacity. The corresponding figure was 97.4% a year ago, while normal storage stood at 86.9% of capacity, the commission said.
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 41.96 billion cubic metres, or 86.4% of capacity, against 92.5% a year ago and 85.2% of normal storage.
The southern region, comprising Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, held 24.76 billion cubic metres, or 44.3% of total live storage capacity, across 50 reservoirs. At the same time last year, water levels were at 89.7% of total live storage capacity, while normal storage stood at 77.5%. End
Reported by Somen Bose
Edited by Saji George Titus
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