Ministry of Jal Shakti
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Storage of Water in Reservoirs

Posted On: 10 FEB 2022 6:23PM by PIB Delhi

Central Water Commission is monitoring live storage status of 137 reservoirs of the country on weekly basis and is issuing weekly bulletin on every Thursday. The total live storage capacity of these 137 reservoirs is 175.367 BCM which is about 68.02% of the live storage capacity of 257.812 BCM which is estimated to have been created in the country.

As per reservoir storage bulletin dated 03.02.2022, Seven (07) reservoirs had full storage (100% of their live storage capacity). The list of these reservoirs which had full storage (100% of their live storage capacity) is given at Annexure-I.

As per reservoir storage bulletin dated 03.02.2022, the list of reservoirs having less than normal storage (State-wise) is given at Annexure-II.

This Information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written  reply in Lok  Sabha today.

Annexure-I

List of reservoirs having 100% of its Live Storage capacity

(As per weekly bulletin of 137 no.s monitored reservoirs of India on 03.02.2022)

Sl. No

Reservoir

State

Live cap. at FRL(BCM)

Live storage (BCM)

as on 03.02.2022
  1.  

Somasila

Andhra Pradesh

1.994

1.994
  1.  

Maithon

Jharkhand

0.471

0.471
  1.  

Panchet Hill

Jharkhand

0.184

0.184
  1.  

Bhima (Ujjani)

Maharashtra

1.517

1.517
  1.  

Sapua

Odisha

0.006

0.006
  1.  

Mandira Dam

Odisha

0.309

0.309
  1.  

Sharda Sagar

Uttar Pradesh

0.33

0.330

 

Annexure-II

 

List of reservoirs having less than Normal Storage

(As per weekly bulletin of 137 no.s monitored reservoirs of India on 03.02.2022)

 

Sl. No

Reservoir

State

Live Storage as % of last 10 Yrs. Average storage
  1.  

Srisailam

Andhra Pradesh/Telangana

50
  1.  

Dudhawa

Chhatishgarh

47
  1.  

Tandula

Chhatishgarh

82
  1.  

Watrak

Gujrat

35
  1.  

Sabarmati(Dharoi)

Gujrat

45
  1.  

Brahmani(Guj)

Gujrat

45
  1.  

Hathmati

Gujrat

46
  1.  

Dantiwada

Gujrat

49
  1.  

Panam

Gujrat

64
  1.  

Gobind Sagar(Bhakra)

Himachal Pradesh

84
  1.  

Tilaiya

Jharkhand

85
  1.  

Tattihalla

Karnataka

18
  1.  

Gerusoppa

Karnataka

76
  1.  

Mani Dam

Karnataka

90
  1.  

Bansagar

Madhya Pradesh

94
  1.  

Indira Sagar

Madhya Pradesh

95
  1.  

Mulshi

Maharshtra

94
  1.  

Thokarwadi

Maharshtra

98
  1.  

Doyang Hep

Nagaland

90
  1.  

Machkund(Jalaput)

Odisha

49
  1.  

Upper Indravati

Odisha

52
  1.  

Upper Kolab

Odisha

65
  1.  

Balimela

Odisha

70
  1.  

Hariharjhor

Odisha

77
  1.  

Thein Dam

Punjab

85
  1.  

Jawai Dam

Rajasthan

32
  1.  

Bisalpur

Rajasthan

72
  1.  

Rangawan

Uttar Pradesh

28
  1.  

Rihand

Uttar Pradesh

95

 

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