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Water crisis looms in Tamil Nadu, with just 7-8% storage in reservoirs

Several months to go before monsoon; state spared heat wave; supply to Chennai down 33%

Water conservation
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Water conservation

Gireesh BabuT E Narasimhan Chennai
With several months to go before the next monsoon season, live storage of water in the major reservoirs in Tamil Nadu has declined to around 7-8 per cent of the overall capacity. The state, however, is not hit by a heat wave unlike some northern states. The capital city is also facing a huge crisis.
Latest data from Central Water Commission (CWC) shows the current live storage in six important reservoirs in Tamil Nadu having dropped to 0.302 billion cubic meter (BCM) as against full reservoir level (FRL) of 4.229 BCM.
The live capacity at FRL in Lower Bhawani is 0.792 BCM,

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