The water storage available
in 91 major reservoirs of the country for the week ending on May 26, 2016 was 26.816
BCM which is 17% of total
storage capacity of these reservoirs. This was 55% of
the storage of corresponding period of last year and 79%
of storage of average of last ten years.
The total storage capacity of
these 91 reservoirs is 157.799 BCM which is
about 62% of the total storage capacity of 253.388
BCM which is estimated to have been created in the country. 37 Reservoirs out
of these 91 have hydropower benefit with installed capacity of more than 60 MW.
REGION WISE STORAGE STATUS:-
NORTHERN REGION
The northern region includes States
of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan. There are 6 reservoirs under CWC
monitoring having total live storage capacity of 18.01 BCM. The total live
storage available in these reservoirs is 3.91 BCM which is 22% of total live
storage capacity of these reservoirs. The storage during corresponding period
of last year was 43% and average storage of last ten years during corresponding
period was 29% of live storage capacity of these reservoirs. Thus, storage
during current year is less than the corresponding period of last year and is
also less than the average storage of last ten years during the corresponding
period.
EASTERN REGION
The Eastern region includes States
of Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal and Tripura. There are 15 reservoirs under
Central Water Commission (CWC) monitoring having total live storage capacity of
18.83 BCM. The total live storage available in these reservoirs is 4.22 BCM
which is 22% of total live storage capacity of these reservoirs. The storage
during corresponding period of last year was 34% and average storage of last
ten years during corresponding period was 20% of live storage capacity of these
reservoirs. Thus, storage during current year is less than the corresponding
period of last year and is better than the average storage of last ten years
during the corresponding period.
WESTERN REGION
The Western region includes States
of Gujarat and Maharashtra. There are 27 reservoirs under CWC monitoring having
total live storage capacity of 27.07 BCM. The total live storage available in
these reservoirs is 3.90 BCM which is 14% of total live storage capacity of
these reservoirs. The storage during corresponding period of last year was 26%
and average storage of last ten years during corresponding period was 26% of live
storage capacity of these reservoirs. Thus, storage during current year is
less than the storage of last year and is also less than the average storage of
last ten years during the corresponding period.
CENTRAL REGION
The Central region includes States of
Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. There are 12
reservoirs under CWC monitoring having total live storage capacity of 42.30
BCM. The total live storage available in these reservoirs is 9.59 BCM which is
23% of total live storage capacity of these reservoirs. The storage during
corresponding period of last year was 33% and average storage of last ten years
during corresponding period was 18% of live storage capacity of these
reservoirs. Thus, storage during current year is less than the storage of last
year but is better than the average storage of last ten years during the
corresponding period.
SOUTHERN REGION
The Southern region includes States
of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, AP&TG (Two combined projects in both states)
Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. There are 31 reservoirs under CWC monitoring
having total live storage capacity of 51.59 BCM. The total live storage
available in these reservoirs is 5.21 BCM which is 10% of total live storage
capacity of these reservoirs. The storage during corresponding period of last
year was 27% and average storage of last ten years during corresponding period
was 20% of live storage capacity of these reservoirs. Thus, storage during
current year is less than the corresponding period of last year and is also
less than the average storage of last ten years during the corresponding
period.
States having better storage
than last year for corresponding period are Tripura,
Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh. States having lesser storage than last year for
corresponding period are Himachal Pradesh, AP&TG (Two combined projects in
both states), Punjab, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Gujarat,
Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,
Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.
Samir/jk