Some 10 states had less-than-normal storage (the average for the last 10 years).
Live storage in India’s reservoirs increased by over 11 per cent this week as August rains continue to lash various parts of the country.
The live storage of the country’s 143 major reservoirs stood at 118.702 BCM (billion cubic metres), or 67 per cent of the total capacity, stated the data released by the Central Water Commission (CWC) August 11, 2022.
Whereas, the live storage last week, as per it, was 107.232 BCM.
The live storage in these reservoirs for the corresponding period last year was 105.963 BCM and the average of the last 10 years was 98.881 BCM.
The live storage available in 143 reservoirs is 112 per cent of the live storage of the corresponding period of last year and 120 per cent of storage of the average of the last ten years, according to this week’s CWC bulletin.
At least 85 reservoirs had water storage, more than last year. And 87 reservoirs had storage more than average in the last 10 years.
Some 10 states had less-than-normal storage (the average for the last 10 years).
These are Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and one more.
However, there are 11 states with better storage than the normal level.
At least six reservoirs had storage less than or equal to 20 per cent with respect to last year and four had storage less than or equal to 20 per cent with reference to the average of the last ten years.
Some 14 reservoirs had storage less than or equal to 50 per cent with respect to last year. Around 16 reservoirs had storage less than or equal to 50 per cent with reference to the average of the last ten years.
Subernarekha, Mahanadi and neighbouring east flowing rivers are river basins with deficient storage.
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