Water levels decrease by 70% in major reservoirs in India

According to ministry data, 110.097 billion cubic metre of water was available in reservoirs for the week, ending on November 10

Water level in 91 major reservoirs in the country has decreased to 70 percent of their total capacity from 72 per cent last week, the government said on Friday.

According to Water Resources Ministry, 110.097 billion cubic metre (BCM) of water was available in these reservoirs for the week ending on November 10. The stock was 129 percent of the storage reported during the corresponding period last year, while it is 98 percent of the decadal average, the Ministry said in a statement. 

Last week, the stock available in these reservoirs was 113.034 BCM. The total capacity of the reservoirs is 157.799 BCM. The states which have recorded less storage during the corresponding period last year are Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, while the water levels in reservoirs in Uttarakhand are equivalent to those reported last year. 

Punjab, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka have reported better stock compared to last year, the statement said.