Water levels in dams and reservoirs likely to fall further

06-Feb-2026 07:43 PM

New Delhi: Water levels in dams and reservoirs across the country have already fallen to around 67 percent of their total storage capacity, and are expected to decline further in the coming days.

The Meteorological Department has not predicted heavy rainfall in any part of the country for the next few days, so the water levels in the dams will naturally decrease due to continued water release.

Currently, the water levels in the dams and reservoirs of the western zone of the country are the highest compared to other regions, but even there, they are below 80 percent.

In this region, the existing 53 major dams have a water stock of 29.736 billion cubic meters (BCM), which is 78.60 percent of their total storage capacity of 38.094 BCM.

Only one reservoir in Goa has a water level below 80 percent. In fact, only one reservoir each in Goa, Chhattisgarh, and Meghalaya has a water stock between 80 and 100 percent of its storage capacity, while the water levels in the dams of the remaining states are at or below 80 percent.

The dams in the eastern region have a water stock of 64.3 percent, and the reservoirs in the central region have 69 percent, while the 11 reservoirs in the northern region have a water stock of 12.29 BCM, which is 62 percent of their total storage capacity of 19.836 BCM.