Archive · 8 Jan 2026
India's Reservoir Levels Drop to 75% Capacity
India has 166 big water storage places called reservoirs.
Right now, they are holding 75.6% of the water they can hold.
This is more than last year and more than the average of the last 10 years.
But in some places like Assam and West Bengal, the reservoirs have less water.
In other places like Goa and the western part of India, the reservoirs have more water.
The weather people say there might be less rain until May, so the water in the reservoirs might go down even more.
Storage in India's 166 major reservoirs is at 75.6% of capacity, with 138.832 BCM of water.
The current storage is 6 percentage points higher than last year and 22.6 percentage points more than the 10-year average.
The southern region's reservoirs are lower than last year, except for Andhra Pradesh, which has 84% storage.
The western region has the highest storage at 85%, with Goa's lone reservoir at 95%.
The India Meteorological Department projects below-normal rainfall until May, which may further decrease reservoir levels.
- Who
- Central Water Commission (CWC) and India Meteorological Department (IMD)
- What
- Storage levels in India's major reservoirs have dropped to 75.6% of capacity
- When
- As of January 8, 2026
- Where
- Across India, with significant variations in different regions
- Why
- Due to insufficient rainfall, particularly in the southern region, and the North-East monsoon not being widespread in December 2025
- Total Reservoirs
- 166 major reservoirs
- Current Storage
- 138.832 BCM
- Total Capacity
- 183.565 BCM
- Percentage of Capacity
- 75.6%
- Comparison to Last Year
- 6 percentage points higher
- Comparison to Normal
- 22.6 percentage points more
- Regions with Lowest Storage
- Assam, Jharkhand, Mizoram, Tripura, West Bengal
- Regions with Highest Storage
- Western region (85%), Goa (95%)