The Central Water Commission has reported an improvement in India's reservoir storage levels, with the total live storage in 155 monitored reservoirs reaching 98.974 billion cubic metres.
This represents 55% of their total live storage capacity, marking a 120% increase compared to the same period last year and 116% of the average storage over the past 10 years, according to the weekly bulletin released by the CWC.
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In the northern region that comprises Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan, the reservoirs are holding 30% of their total capacity, lower than last year's 40%, indicating a deficit.
While in the eastern region (Assam, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Tripura, Nagaland, Bihar), the storage level stood at 54%, slightly below last year's 55% and the normal 57%.
In the western region (Gujarat, Maharashtra and Goa), the storage has surged to 67% of the capacity, significantly higher than last year's 56% and the normal 51%.
The reservoirs in the central region (Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh) have a 57% capacity, improving from 53% last year and surpassing the normal level of 50%.
While in the southern region (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu), a storage level of 53% was recorded, outperforming last year's 30% and the normal 41%.
About 100 reservoirs reported higher storage than the last year, while 112 exceeded normal levels. There are 20 reservoirs that have less than 80% of their normal storage, with eight at critically low levels below 50%.
The rainfall deficiency has affected several IMD sub-divisions, particularly in Punjab, Uttarakhand, and Odisha, leading to reduced storage in affected reservoirs, the bulletin said.
Better-than-normal storage was recorded in major basins such as the Ganga, Narmada, Godavari, Krishna, and Cauvery, while the Indus and Brahmani and Baitarni basins showed a storage deficit.
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