Water level dips in 91 major reeservoirs

The water level in 91 major reservoirs in the country has dipped to 32 per cent of their total storage capacity, the government said today.

According to the Union Water Resources Ministry, 50.435 billion cubic metres (BCM) of water was available in these reservoirs for the week ending on April 6.

Last week, the stock was 33 percent (or 52.632 BCM) of the total storage capacity of the dams concerned.

The level reported yesterday was 129 percent of the storage reported during the corresponding period last year. It is 105 percent of the decadal average, the ministry said in a statement.
 

States which have recorded less storage vis-a-vis last year are Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, while Tripura has reported equal storage.

Punjab, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana have reported better stock compared to last year.