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Over 60 villages in Bahraich inundated after release of water by Nepal
Medical facilities, vaccination of animals, tarpaulin sheets and food packets are being distributed
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Water level in 91 major reservoirs at 19% of total capacity
The water level in 91 major reservoirs in the country continued to be at 19 per cent of their total capacity for the second week in a row, the government said today.The Union water resources ministry said the reservoirs -- including the Nagarjuna Sagar, Indira Sagar and Bhakra dams -- contained 29.665 billion cubic metres (BCM) of water for the week ending today.The fresh water level is 126 per cent of the storage reported during the corresponding period last year and 91 per cent of the decadal average, the ministry said in a statement.Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu reported lesser storage vis- vis last year.Reservoirs in Himachal Pradesh have reported equal storage.Punjab, West Bengal, Tripura, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Karnataka have recorded better storage.
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'Water level of 91 major reservoirs drops 2%'
37 reservoirs out of these 91 have hydropower benefit with installed capacity of more than 60 mw
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Water level in 91 major reservoirs dips, says Water resources ministry
As on December 8, the stock available in these reservoirs was 100.326 billion cubic metres
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Water level in 91 reservoirs dips to 67%, says Government
According to water resources ministry, 105.209 BCM of water was available in these reservoirs for the week ending on Nov 24
Reservoir level at 97% of capacity on good rains
Good rains pushed sowing of Kharif crops to record highs with an almost 30% rise in acreage
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Water level in 91 reservoirs rises to 67 per cent
The total capacity of these reservoirs is 157.799 BCM
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India's water reservoir levels at 45% capacity in past week
The latest levels were lower than the last 10 years' average of 47%, but 7% points higher compared with the previous week
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India's water reservoirs at 34% capacity in week to June 21
Latest levels were higher than the last 10 yrs average of 33%