60% of water stock is available in reservoirs in the northern region

14-Feb-2026 01:48 PM

New Delhi. Data from the Central Water Commission shows that water stock in 11 major dams and reservoirs in the northern region of the country has declined to 11.960 billion cubic meters (BCM), representing only 60% of their total storage capacity of 19.836 BCM. Important agriculturally producing states like Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan fall within this region. Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir also fall within this region.

According to the Commission, water stock in dams and reservoirs is 77% of the total storage capacity in Rajasthan, 69% in Punjab, and 52% in Himachal Pradesh. Weather conditions in these states are currently satisfactory.

Similarly, 13.490 BCM, or 62% of the total storage capacity, remains in 27 major dams and reservoirs in the eastern region. Under this, the only reservoir in Meghalaya has 97 percent water storage, but the amount of water in the dams of Assam has decreased to 26 percent. Mizoram also has 40 percent water left. The water level in the dams of Bihar and West Bengal has dropped to below 45 percent, but the water level in Odisha is above 65 percent.

On the other hand, 47 reservoirs in South India have 31,307 BCM water stock, which is 56.63 percent of their total storage capacity of 55,288 BCM. During the same period last year, the water stock was 57.21 percent. Andhra Pradesh has 77 percent water stock, Tamil Nadu 62 percent, Karnataka and Kerala less than 60 percent, and Telangana has 45 percent water stock.