Number of full reservoirs go up from 26 to 35, 10 overflowing
Central Water Commission bulletin also shows reservoirs in at least 7 states at less than normal storage, worst in Bihar
Water reserves go up; 50 reservoirs have 100% storage
Maharashta has 18 reservoirs at full capacity; Just 5 out of 143 major ones in India have 40% or below storage
Reservoirs storage low as India enters second monsoon month
India ended June with water storage level in 101 of its 143 reservoirs at 40% or less
The heat is on: Reservoir, groundwater levels dip in Bihar amid high temperatures, poor pre-monsoon
Bihar has recieved 99% less than normal rains during the first week of June
Live storage in reservoirs spikes, highest in 4 weeks
Storage deficient in the Indus and Mahi basins and highly deficient in the Sabarmati
Reservoirs across India filling up as country receives good rains
However, 14 out of the 123 reservoirs monitored by the CWC are 100% full
This idea helped rescue a city of 3.8 million from a water crisis
When water shortages loomed in Chennai, India, one man’s campaign to conserve rainwater saved the day
Monsoon 2022 ends with filling up India’s major reservoirs
Some 44 reservoirs have 100 per cent storage at the end of the monsoon
Temperatures rise, live storage in 123 reservoirs declines
The levels plummetted to 47% from 57% of the total capacity in last one month, according to Central Water Commission data
Monsoon is on, but reservoir levels stay down
Rainfall deficit dropped to 21 per cent till July 7, 2019; 91 reservoirs witness 17 per cent deficit
How normal were the rains? IMD chief wants to study more factors to know
With climate change causing changes in annual precipitation and ocean temperature levels, these parameters need to be included in …
More than 40 rivers have dried so far in Bihar, even as summer is yet to peak
However, the issue of water crisis is missing in the ongoing Lok Sabha election campaign
Live storage at 62% of capacity in monsoon’s third month
However, storage levels are not uniform across the country
Live storage at 64% capacity in 123 reservoirs
5 of 36 dams in south India are 100 per cent full and need close monitoring
Water reserves in 71 of India’s 91 reservoirs have dipped: CWC
A delay in arrival of the monsoon, especially in western India, will worsen the water woes even further
Heavy rains are not unusual in Kerala, yet...
The heavy spell cannot be seen in isolation from the seasonal distribution, rainfall abnormalities over the rest of the country or abnormal …
Live storage increased 165% in 123 reservoirs during monsoon
This is 87 per cent of the total live storage capacity of the 123 reservoirs
Reservoirs in India face water crunch as monsoon progress remains poor
Depleting water levels in reservoirs will have a direct bearing on the sowing and production of Rabi crops
Reservoirs less than half full, water only for drinking: North Karnataka grapples with drought impact
Industries and agriculture are expected to be impacted the most
Explained: How is ‘below normal’ monsoon 2023 impacting India’s economy
Deficit of 6% in the country overall; about 31% of India received less than normal rainfall
Karnataka faces 2019-like situation with full dams and more rains in store
Mismanagement over the release of water from various dams had worsened the flood situation in Karnataka and Maharashtra last year
New study questions Kerala flood link with climate change
Instead, the study says, the 2018 extreme precipitation and flood events might have been caused due to anomalous large-scale circulation features
NASA images show flood water spilling from Yangtze river dams
Water was seen moving through the gates of the Three Gorges Dam to the smaller Gezhouba Dam, around 26 kilometres southeast
Only a sixth of India’s reservoirs full: Central Water Commission
Reservoirs in Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Madhya Pradesh have less than normal storage
At least 24 out of India’s 123 reservoirs are full: Central Water Commission
Situation precarious for Karnataka and Maharashtra, where ‘heavy’ to ‘very heavy’ rainfall is predicted in some parts;…