Water Levels Drop Despite 20% Surplus Rainfall

12-Dec-2025 07:55 PM

New Delhi. Latest data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) shows that this year, after the southwest monsoon season, between October 1 and December 10, 2025, the national level received 20% more rainfall than the normal average.

The northwestern region recorded a 62% surplus and the central region a 39% surplus, while other regions experienced less rainfall. Eastern and northeastern India received about 20% less rainfall than the normal average.

During this period, most of the rainfall occurred in October and November, with a severe deficit in December. According to the Meteorological Department, last week, the eastern, western, northern, and central states of the country received no rainfall at all,

and the southern region also recorded 20% less rainfall than the normal average. As a result, the water level in 166 major dams and reservoirs across the country dropped to below 85% of their total storage capacity.

In the eastern part of the country, water levels have dropped below 80 percent, while in the northern region, they remain just above 80 percent. In the western states, water stocks remain above 90 percent of their storage capacity, while in central and southern India, they remain well above 80 percent.

Overall, sufficient water reserves are currently available in dams and reservoirs, which will not pose a major problem in irrigating Rabi crops. If there is good rainfall in the coming days, farmers will be relieved and crops will grow smoothly.