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Water levels in reservoirs at 35% of capacity; southern India’s at just 20%
Raises alarms for potential drinking water shortages, low water availability for agriculture in coming weeks and months
Deficient rainfall leads to low storage in water reservoirs of north, central India
The total volume in 130 reservoirs monitored is 61 per cent of their overall capacity
Reservoir levels up 42%, but storage still below half mark
Live storage levels in 103 reservoirs increased to 76.845 BCM from 54.258 BCM in a week
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Some 10 states had less-than-normal storage (the average for the last 10 years).
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Continuing monsoon: Live storage of all Indian reservoirs now 88 % of their capacity
However, Tripura and Nagaland are still facing a deficit in their reservoirs
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Rains get reservoir levels to 73%
Overall storage still less than normal in seven states
Reservoir levels rise after rains, but fail to cross normal storage mark in many states
At least 10 states still hold water below their normal storage levels
More than a month into monsoon reservoir levels up only 6%
The country’s 91 reservoirs are holding less than a quarter of water they can
Reservoir levels now at 79%
There’s 133.588 billion cubic metre of water in 113 reservoirs in the country
Water in major reservoirs of 10 states below 2017 levels: CWC
Water levels 22% below the average of last decade
Water levels critically low in India’s reservoirs, river basins due to absence of pre-monsoon rain in areas
Odisha had highest departure from normal storage
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Live water storage in reservoirs at the end of monsoon less than 2020
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Water storage in major reservoirs less than average of last 10 years
Overall storage position in India’s 150 major reservoirs is less than the corresponding period of last year
Water level in reservoirs now at 25% of live storage capacity; southern, central regions worst affected
Reservoirs in central India saw the biggest drop in water levels to 29 per cent from 43 per cent in 2017
Monsoon withdraws, but several states still under drought
The situation in these parched regions may get worse in coming months with no more rainfall
Water level in 91 reservoirs at 36% of total live capacity; southern states most affected
Water storage levels in northern and southern India are at 31 per cent and 27 per cent of total capacity respectively
Fishermen move out as output of fish in MP’s Bargi reservoir falls
The reservoir produced 432 tonnes of fish in 1994-95; it produced only 28 tonnes in 2020-21