June 7th 2024.
The latest update from the Central Water Commission, released on Thursday, reported the current water levels in 23 reservoirs in the eastern region of India. This includes states like Odisha, Jharkhand, and Assam. The combined capacity of these reservoirs is 20.430 billion cubic meters, but the current storage is only at 24.6 percent. While this is an improvement from last year's 21 percent, it falls slightly below the normal storage level of 24.8 percent.
According to the bulletin, the situation is particularly concerning for rivers like Mahanadi, Krishna, and Cauvery, where the water levels are severely deficient. Overall, the total live storage in the country's 150 main reservoirs is currently at 39.765 BCM, which is only 22 percent of the total live storage capacity. This week's bulletin also noted that the storage levels have decreased in the past three months due to rising temperatures.
Moving to the southern region of India, which includes states like Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, there are 42 reservoirs with a total capacity of 53.334 BCM. However, the current storage is alarmingly low at 7.114 BCM, a significant drop from last year's 23 percent and the ten-year average of 19 percent. Overall, the monitored reservoirs in the country have a total live storage capacity of 178.784 BCM, which is around 69.35 percent of the nation's overall live storage capacity of 257.812 BCM. This week's live storage stands at 79 percent of the storage available during the same period last year, and 93 percent of the ten-year average.
In the northern region, which includes states like Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Rajasthan, there are 10 reservoirs with a combined live storage capacity of 19.663 BCM. However, the current storage is only at 5.888 BCM, a significant decrease from last year's 39 percent and the ten-year average of 31 percent. Similarly, in the western region, which includes states like Gujarat and Maharashtra, there are 49 reservoirs with a total capacity of 37.130 BCM. The current storage is at 8.359 BCM, which is lower than last year's 25 percent but still above the ten-year average of 21 percent.
Finally, in the central region, which covers states like Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh, there are 26 reservoirs with a capacity of 48.227 BCM. The current storage is at 13.369 BCM, which is lower than last year's 35 percent and slightly below the normal storage level of 27.9 percent. Overall, the water levels in the monitored reservoirs in India are a cause for concern, with some regions experiencing extremely low storage levels.
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