Storage Status of 91 Important Reservoirs of the Country as on
June 18, 2015
The Water storage available in 91 important reservoirs of
the country as on June 18, 2015 was 39.05 BCM which is 25% of total
storage capacity of these reservoirs. This storage is 103%of the storage
of corresponding period of last year and 139% of storage of average of
last ten years. The present storage position during current year is
better than the storage position of last year and is also better than
the storage of average of last ten years.
Central Water Commission monitors live storage status of these
reservoirs on weekly basis. These reservoirs include 37 reservoirs
having hydropower benefit with installed capacity of more than 60 MW.
The total storage capacity of these reservoirs is 157.799 BCM which is
about 62% of the storage capacity of 253.388 BCM which is estimated to
have been created in the country.
REGION WISE STORAGE STATUS:
NORTHERN REGION
The northern region includes States of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and
Rajasthan. There are 6 reservoirs in this region having total storage
capacity of 18.01 BCM. The total storage available in these reservoirs
is 7.56 BCM which is 42% of total storage capacity of these reservoirs.
The storage during corresponding period of last year was 40% and average
storage of last ten years during corresponding period was 28% of
storage capacity of these reservoirs. Thus, storage during current year
is better than the corresponding period of last year and is also better
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 in this region having total storage
capacity of 18.83 BCM. The total storage available in these reservoirs
is 5.21 BCM which is 28% of total storage capacity of these reservoirs.
The storage during corresponding period of last year was 25% and average
storage of last ten years during corresponding period was 13% of live
storage capacity of these reservoirs. Thus, storage during current year
is better than the corresponding period of last year and is also 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 in this region having total storage capacity of 27.07
BCM. The total storage available in these reservoirs is 5.67 BCM which
is 21% of total storage capacity of these reservoirs. The storage during
corresponding period of last year was 25% and average storage of last
ten years during corresponding period was 21% of live storage capacity
of these reservoirs. Thus, storage during current year is less than the
storage of last year and is equal to the average storage of last ten
years.
CENTRAL REGION
The Central region includes States of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya
Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. There are 12 reservoirs in this region having
total storage capacity of 42.30BCM. The total storage available in
these reservoirs is 12.44 BCM which is 29% of total storage capacity of
these reservoirs. The storage during corresponding period of last year
was 32% and average storage of last ten years during corresponding
period was 13% of live storage capacity of these reservoirs. Thus,
storage during current year is less than the storage of last year but
better than the average storage of last ten years.
States having better storage than last year for
corresponding period are Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Odisha, Tripura,
Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. States having equal
storage than last year for corresponding period is Uttarakhand. States
having lesser storage than last year for corresponding period are
Rajasthan, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, (Two combined project in both
states).
Samir/jk
