NEW DELHI: Delay in arrival of monsoon in large parts of India has brought down the overall water storage in the country’s 150 key reservoirs to 22% of their total capacity. Though reservoirs in south India have shown a slight improvement due to ongoing monsoon rains, the situation in east, west, north and central India remains a worry.
These reservoirs are critical for drinking water supply as well as irrigation in many states.Twenty of them are also used for hydro-power generation. Central Water Commission said that the live storage available as on June 13 was around 38.5 billion cubic metre (BCM), against a total live storage capacity of 178.8 BCM.
The storage in these reservoirs put together this year is 10 BCM less than what they reported for the corresponding period last year and even 3.5 BCM less than the normal storage.
These reservoirs are critical for drinking water supply as well as irrigation in many states.Twenty of them are also used for hydro-power generation. Central Water Commission said that the live storage available as on June 13 was around 38.5 billion cubic metre (BCM), against a total live storage capacity of 178.8 BCM.
The storage in these reservoirs put together this year is 10 BCM less than what they reported for the corresponding period last year and even 3.5 BCM less than the normal storage.
