Urgent Need for Rain in Bengal and Assam

24-Apr-2026 03:38 PM

Kolkata: Due to a prolonged lack of substantial rainfall, water levels in the dams and reservoirs of West Bengal and Assam have dropped to a critically low and concerning level.

In two of West Bengal's reservoirs, the remaining water stock stands at a mere 13 percent of their total storage capacity. Similarly, two dams in Assam currently hold a water stock of 17 percent.

The reality is that across the entire Eastern and Northeastern regions of India, water levels in dams and reservoirs have declined from 40 percent to 37 percent; consequently, there is a strongly felt and urgent need for heavy rainfall in these areas.

Relative to total storage capacity, the actual water stock stands at 37 percent in Odisha and 54 percent in Jharkhand. Meghalaya's sole reservoir remains filled to 75 percent capacity, but the situation in Bihar remains precarious. Meanwhile, temperatures in Eastern India have also begun to rise rapidly.