NEW DELHI: According to data published in Central Water Commission's weekly bulletin monitoring live storage status of 155 reservoirs in India, live storage available in reservoirs is at 156.6 billion cubic meters (BCM) as of 26 September 2024. The data showed that live storage available in the northern region is significantly less than that in the rest of India.
State wise analysis shows that a few reservoirs of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar and Nagaland are experiencing storage levels below normal. Furthermore, reservoirs of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Nagaland, Assam and Uttarakhand have less storage than last year for the corresponding period.
In the past few years, reservoirs have been facing a deficit of water level, resulting in a water crisis that hit the country's food stock. Last year, the live storage available in reservoirs for the corresponding period was 128.9 BCM.
According to the Central Water Commission, except for two, the rest of all 43 reservoirs of the Southern region are filled more than 50% of full reservoir level.
The total live storage available in these reservoirs is 46.406 BCM which is 85% of total live storage capacity, while last year during corresponding period was 48% and normal storage was 69% of live storage capacity of these reservoirs.
Further, eastern region reservoirs storage level during the current year is better than the corresponding period of last year and is also better than Normal storage level.
Eastern region reservoirs level is 17.591 BCM which is 85 % of total live storage capacity, better than last year was 65% and Normal storage was 76% of live storage capacity.
Further, Western region reservoirs storage level is also better than the last year and Normal storage level.