Water stock in reservoirs of northern region is much less than last year
11-Oct-2024 04:22 PM
New Delhi. The latest weekly storage of Central Water Commission (CWC) states that only 12.742 billion cusec meter (BCM) of water is left in 11 reservoirs of northern region of the country, which is 64 percent of its total storage capacity of 19.836 BCM.
In the same period last year, water stock equivalent to 83 percent capacity was available in these reservoirs. It is understood that water stock is less in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, while sowing of Rabi crops is likely to gain momentum there soon.
On the other hand, 25 reservoirs located in the eastern part of the country have a stock of 17.656 BCM or 85 percent of water against the total storage capacity of 20.798 BCM, which is slightly more than last year. There will be sufficient water available for irrigation of Rabi crops there.
The condition of the western part of the country is good. There is a water reserve of 36.107 BCM in 50 reservoirs present there, which remains stable at 97 percent as compared to its total storage capacity of 37.357 BCM. Dams and reservoirs in this region were filled to the brim due to heavy rainfall during the monsoon season.
Out of these 50 reservoirs, 28 reservoirs are completely filled (100 percent) while the remaining reservoirs also have more than 90 percent water stock.
Gujarat reservoirs have water stock equivalent to 95 percent capacity, Maharashtra 98 percent and Goa 100 percent capacity. The same amount of water was present in them last week also.
As far as the central region is concerned, the storage situation there is also encouraging. 26 reservoirs in this region have a water stock of 91 percent as compared to their total storage capacity.
Last week, there was a stock of 48,227 BCM water in these reservoirs and the right level of stock was recorded during the current week also.
Madhya Pradesh, a leading agricultural producer state, has water storage up to 96 percent capacity while in Chhattisgarh it is 91 percent.
In the southern states, water storage in 43 major dams-reservoirs has remained stagnant at 86 percent as compared to storage capacity.
The total storage capacity there is 54.634 BCM while the actual stock of water is 47.109 BCM. Telangana reservoir has the highest water stock of 99 percent.
It is followed by Karnataka with 93 percent water storage. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana combined have 95 percent water storage in their reservoirs. Water availability is low in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.