5 days ago

India’s Reservoir Storage Rises as Monsoon Rains Revive

India’s reservoirs received more water after monsoon rains became stronger.

Their average storage rose to about 68% of capacity.

This was better than the previous week, when storage was just over 64%.

However, the reservoirs still had less water than at the same time last year.

They also held slightly less water than the average for the past 10 years.

Southern and northern India had particularly low storage levels.

Central India had rainfall close to normal, which helped reservoirs in the western region.

Overall, the monsoon was still below its normal rainfall level.

Key facts

Current storage: About 68% of combined capacity across the country’s major reservoirs.
Weekly change: Storage rose from over 64% a week earlier.
Year-on-year comparison: Storage was 18% below year-ago levels across 166 major dams.
Long-term comparison: Storage was 3.74% below the 10-year average.
Overall monsoon rainfall: 13% below normal as of Thursday.
Southern region: The 47 major dams held 57.34% of combined capacity, 28% below last year and about 13% below the 10-year average.
Western region: Storage in 53 major dams covering Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra was above 80% of combined capacity.

financialexpress.com · 5 days ago