Water level in reservoirs increased in South India due to good rains

19-Aug-2024 01:20 PM

Bangalore. With the help of regular good rains of South-West monsoon, the water level in dams and reservoirs located in different parts of the country is increasing, but South India is getting special benefit from this.

By June this year, 3-4 reservoirs had dried up completely, but now there is a huge stock of water in them. Due to this, water will be available for irrigation of various crops along with water for the country.

Five out of nine reservoirs of South India are now filled to the brim with water, whereas at the national level, 42 dams have 79 percent water stock as compared to the total storage capacity. Earlier this stock had come down to less than 50 percent.

In Tamil Nadu, 94 percent reservoirs are filled. There, 2 out of 7 reservoirs have 100 percent water stock and 2 other reservoirs have 94 percent water stock.

These two reservoirs also supply water to Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. According to the Meteorological Department, during the current monsoon season, June received 11 percent less rainfall than the normal average, but July recorded 9 percent surplus rainfall.

In August too, 15 percent more rain fell during the first fifteen days. As a result, the country received 105 percent rainfall as compared to the long-term average during June 1 to August 15, 2024. The interesting fact is that despite this excellent situation,

at least 30 percent of the 725 districts of the country from which data is collected are reporting less rainfall than the normal average. On the other hand, there are many districts where less rainfall than the normal average is being reported. On the other hand,

there are many districts where floods occurred due to excessive rainfall above the normal level and Kharif crops were damaged due to waterlogging in the fields.

Karnataka was badly affected last year due to El Nino and a serious water crisis arose there, but now its dams and reservoirs have water stock equivalent to 84 percent of storage capacity.

Similarly, 63 percent water stock is available in Kerala and 54 percent in Telangana. But only 24 percent water stock is left in the four reservoirs of Andhra Pradesh.