The combined live storage position of 85 important reservoirs spread all over the country at the beginning of monsoon i.e. on 1 June 2013 was 21% of their designed capacity and stood at 28% of designed capacity as on 29 May 2014. The present storage is 134% of last year's storage and 155% of last 10 years average storage during the same period. Out of these 85 reservoirs there are presently 22 reservoirs where this year's storage is 80% or less of the average of previous 10 years and in remaining 63 reservoirs the storage is more than 80% of the average of previous 10 years. In order to derive the best possible benefits from the available water, Central Water Commission is keeping in touch with the Department of Agriculture and Co-operation and providing information of the weekly storage position to the Crop Weather Watch Group for evolving suitable crop strategies and also appraising the situation to various Departments and Ministries involved in Water Resources Planning.
Basin wise storage position as on 29 May 2014 was as follows:
The storage position in Ganga, Indus, Narmada, Tapi, Mahi, Rivers of Kutch, Godavari, Mahanadi and neighbouring East Flowing Rivers and West Flowing Rivers of South was better than normal. It was close to normal in Sabarmati, deficient in Cauvery and neighbouring East Flowing Rivers and highly deficient in Krishna.
Central Water Commission monitors storage position of 85 important reservoirs spread all over the country, of which as many as 37 reservoirs are having significant hydro-power benefits with installed capacities of more than 60 MW each.
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