Tamil Nadu reservoir storage falls to 37% amid weak monsoon

Tamil Nadu is a state in India that gets water from big lakes called reservoirs.

These reservoirs store rainwater so people can use it for farming and drinking.

This year, the rainy season called the southwest monsoon did not bring enough rain.

It was also very hot, which made the water dry up faster.

Because of this, the reservoirs in Tamil Nadu are only about 37 percent full.

Last year at the same time, they were more than twice as full.

Many reservoirs have very little water, and only one small reservoir is completely full.

The most important reservoir, called Mettur, has less than half the water it had last year.

This means farmers and people in some areas may not have enough water.

The state is hoping for better rain later in the year to fill the reservoirs again.