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Water level in 91 major reservoirs rises to 67%

Union water resources ministry says water storage in 91 major reservoirs has jumped to 105.851bcm, at 67% of their total storage capacity

Major dams in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu reported better storage level vis-a-vis the corresponding period last year. Photo: PTIPremium
Major dams in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu reported better storage level vis-a-vis the corresponding period last year. Photo: PTI

New Delhi: The water level in 91 major reservoirs across the country has risen to 67% of their total storage capacity from 66% last week, the government said Friday.

As of 28 September, the water storage in the reservoirs was 103.429 billion cubic metres (bcm). It has now increased to 105.851bcm. The latest water levels in the reservoirs are 90% of the storage reported during the corresponding period last year, the Union water resources ministry said in a statement.

These are 89% of the decadal average for the corresponding period, the statement said. The reservoirs in states such as Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana reported lesser storage level than last year.

Maharashtra recorded the storage equalling that last year. Major dams in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu reported better storage level vis-a-vis the corresponding period last year.

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Published: 06 Oct 2017, 03:38 PM IST
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