Reservoir Storage
Water storage in key reservoirs at 130.75 billion cubic metres as of Thursday, down 21% on year
This story was originally published at 20:58 IST on 24 September 2026
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NEW DELHI – Water storage in 178 key reservoirs across the country was at 130.75 billion cubic metres as of Thursday, down over 21% from last year's 165.88 billion cubic metres, data from the Central Water Commission showed. The current storage accounted for nearly 71% of the total live storage capacity and was more than 11% below the 10-year average, according to the data.
In the northern region, which has 11 reservoirs across Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Rajasthan, available live water storage on Thursday was 12.43 billion cubic metres, or 63% of the live storage capacity of these reservoirs. Last year, the storage was at 92% of total live storage capacity.
In the eastern region, total live storage capacity was at 16.16 billion cubic metres, or 74% of the total live storage capacity. This was lower than the 79% live storage reported last year. The region, which includes Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Tripura, and West Bengal, has 31 reservoirs.
The reservoirs in the western region, which includes Goa, Gujarat, and Maharashtra, held 32.66 billion cubic metres, or 85% of the total live storage capacity across 58 reservoirs. This was lower than the 96% live storage capacity reported a year ago, the report showed.
In the central region, the reservoirs held 41.57 billion cubic metres, or 86% of live storage capacity. This was lower than the 92% live storage reported a year ago. The region, which includes Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, has 28 reservoirs.
The reservoir level in the southern region was at 27.93 billion cubic metres Thursday, or 50% of total live capacity across 50 reservoirs. The region includes Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. At this time last year, the reservoir levels were at 87% of the total live storage capacity.
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Reported by Upasika Singhal
Edited by Saji George Titus
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