Among all the regions in the country, southern India is the worst hit due to shortage of water. The total live storage available in the reservoirs is only 20 per cent of total capacity as compared to 54 per cent in central and western region, 63 per cent in eastern region and 29 per cent in northern region.
On Tuesday, the Centre gave an update on the water level of 91 major reservoirs in the country. According to the data, water level dropped by three per cent in these reservoirs.
The water storage available in 91 major reservoirs of the