Water level in reservoirs drops below normal during week ended July 2

Water levels in the 166-odd reservoirs across the country dipped below normal levels (the average of the past 10 years) for the first time this season during the week ended July 2, as the monsoon continued its weak run throughout June.

 

Though rains have picked up in the past few days and the reservoirs have once again started filling up, how much they eventually fill will depend on the extent of rainfall in July and August.

 

During the week ended July 2, water levels in the 166 reservoirs dropped to 47.72 BCM (billion cubic metres), down from 78.07 BCM during the corresponding period last year and lower than the 10-year average of 48.40 BCM.

 

 

Till last week, water levels in the 166 reservoirs were 6 per cent above normal (the 10-year average), but they dropped to 1 per cent below normal during the week ended July 2, 2026. Meanwhile, after a prolonged lull, the southwest monsoon has picked up pace, but cumulative rainfall from June 1 to July 2, 2026, remained 33 per cent below normal.  Water Levels in 166 Reservoirs Monitored by the Government as On July 2, 2026 

Region	Reservoirs Monitored	Live Capacity at FRL*	Storage Levels**
			Current Yr	Last Yr	Normal Storage	% Departure From Normal
North India	11	19.83	29%	38%	30%	-1%
East India	27	21.75	19%	37%	25%	-23%
West India	53	38.09	28%	44%	24%	17%
Central Region	28	48.58	32%	33%	27%	18%
Southern India	47	55.28	20%	54%	26%	-22.33%
All India	166	183.56	26%	43%	26%	-1%

 

NOTE: Decimals have been rounded off. Normal Storage is Average Storage of Last 10 Years

*FRL is Full Reservoir Levels in BCM (billion cubic meters)

**Storage is % of Live Capacity at FRL

 

Source: Central Water Commission