Water in India's 91 major reservoirs at 63% of total storage capacity

Out of these 91 reservoirs, 37 have hydropower generation capability with an installed capacity of more than 60 Mw

The water storage available across 91 major reservoirs of the country for the week ending on August 23, 2018, was 101.286 billion cubic meters (BCM), which is 63 per cent of the total storage capacity of these reservoirs. Among the regions, reservoirs in South India have a higher quantity of water stored thanks to rains in Kerala and parts of Karnataka.      

The national average during the week ending August 16, 2018, was 52 per cent. The level of water storage in the week ending on August 23, 2018, was 128 per cent of the storage in the corresponding