Water reserves increased in major dams and ninth week

30-Aug-2024 01:06 PM

New Delhi . Due to the continuation of southwest monsoon in various states, some of the ninth consecutive water reserves in the 150 major dams of the country were increased.

During the current monsoon season, the country has received 7 percent more rainfall than normal average so far. Due to this, the scope of areas with less rainfall is limited.

The data of the Central Water Commission shows that the total storage capacity of water in dams reservoirs at the national level is 180.852 billion meters (BCM) while the actual reserves have reached 144.333 BCM i.e. 80 percent. All the five divisions of the country have increased the water level during the current week.

The number of states with less water reserves below normal level has reduced to only four, of which three provinces are located in the northern region.

On the other hand, it is known from the data of the Meteorological Department that except for the eastern and northeastern region, other parts of the country have received adequate rainfall.

Eastern and North Eastern states received 12 percent less rainfall than normal average while each of the southern peninsula and intermediate India recorded 17 percent more rainfall.

According to the Meteorological Department, out of the 724 districts of the country, 25 percent of the districts received less than normal rainfall, while the number of such districts was 30 percent last week.

Water reserves in dams and lactacles have increased not only from last year but also more than the average level of the last four decades. Overall, the stock of water in just 21 reservoirs is below 50 percent of its total storage capacity.

Dams and reservoirs in the three states of the northern region- Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan have less water reserves.

The total capacity of water storage in 11 reservoirs of this region is 19,836 BCM while it has about 60 percent or 11.866 BCM stocks available.