73 Percent Water Stock in Eastern Region Reservoirs

09-Jan-2026 03:16 PM

Kolkata: The latest data from the Central Water Commission shows that the 27 major dams and reservoirs located in the eastern region of the country have a water stock of 15.828 billion cubic meters (BCM), which is 73 percent of their total storage capacity of 21.759 BCM.

Water levels have decreased in Assam, Jharkhand, Mizoram, Tripura, and West Bengal in this region, but the single reservoir in Meghalaya is still completely full.

Assam has two reservoirs, but they only hold 36.28 percent of their total storage capacity, the lowest level in the entire eastern region. The single dam in Tripura has 76 percent of its capacity, and the 11 reservoirs in Odisha have 78 percent of their capacity.

In the central region of the country, the water level in the 28 reservoirs has also decreased to 37.739 BCM, which is 77.7 percent of their total storage capacity of 48.588 BCM.

Reservoirs in Madhya Pradesh have up to 80 percent of their capacity, and those in Chhattisgarh are 85 percent full, but the water level in Uttarakhand has dropped to 73 percent and in Uttar Pradesh to 70 percent.

The eastern and central regions of the country have not received good rainfall for a long time, while water is being regularly released for irrigation of Rabi crops and for drinking water supply. As a result, the water level in the dams and reservoirs is continuously decreasing.

The situation is largely satisfactory for now due to the cool weather, but the crisis may begin to worsen from next month. However, if there is good rainfall in the meantime, the problem of water scarcity will be largely mitigated.