Water Level in 91 Major Reservoirs Dips to 22%

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For the week ending on April 13, the stock was at 35.839 BCM or 23 per cent of their total storage capacity.

New Delhi: The water level in 91 major reservoirs across the country has dipped to 22% of their total capacity, government said on Friday.

According to Union Water Resources Ministry, 34.082 billion cubic metre (BCM) of water was available in these reservoirs for the week ending April 21. Their total capacity is 157.799 BCM.

The levels are 35% less than the stock available in the corresponding period in 2015 and 24% less than the 10-year average storage levels for the same period, the Ministry said.

Himachal Pradesh, Telangana, Punjab, Odisha, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala have reported lower levels of water in major reservoirs.

Only two states, Andhra Pradesh and Tripura, have reported better storage vis-a-vis in 2015 for the same period. West Bengal has reported same storage.

For the week ending on April 13, the stock was at 35.839 BCM or 23% of their total storage capacity. The estimated water storage capacity of all reservoirs in the country is 253.88 BCM. 37 major reservoirs have hydropower benefit with installed capacity of more than 60 MW.