91 major reservoirs have only 25% water against capacity: Govt

April 05, 2016 22:44

Water level across 91 major reservoirs in the country is only one-fourth of their total storage capacity, the government said on Tuesday.

According to a statement issued by Union Water Resources Ministry, the 39.651 billion cubic metre stock available as on March 31, 2016, is also 31 per cent less as compared to the corresponding period last year.

The water storage in these reservoirs is 25 per cent less than the average during the corresponding period over the last 10 years, the ministry said.

Only two states -- Andhra Pradesh and Tripura -- have shown water storage lever better than last year for the same period, it said.

Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana (two combined projects in both states), Punjab, West Bengal, Odisha, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala have reported lesser levels vis--vis last year.

The estimated water storage capacity of all reservoirs in the country is 253.88 BCM, while that of these 91 reservoirs alone is 157.799 BCM, i.e, 62 per cent of the total, the ministry said.

Out of the total number of reservoirs, 37 have hydropower benefit with installed capacity of more than 60 MW.

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