Archive · 2 Jan 2026
India's Reservoir Levels Drop Below 80%
India has 166 big water storage places called reservoirs.
This week, the water in these reservoirs is less than 80% full.
The total water now is 142.177 billion cubic meters, which is 77.45% of what they can hold.
This is more water than last year and more than the average of the last 10 years.
Some places like the western and central regions have more than 80% water, but other places like the northern, eastern, and southern regions have less.
Only 8 reservoirs are completely full, and 42 have more than 90% water.
However, 13 reservoirs have less than 40% water.
The weather people say there will be less rain in the next few months, so the water levels might go down even more.
Water levels in India's 166 major reservoirs dropped below 80% of capacity.
Current storage is 142.177 BCM, which is 77.45% of the total capacity.
Storage is 5.5 percentage points higher than last year and 22.5 percentage points more than the 10-year average.
Western and central regions have storage above 80%, while northern, eastern, and southern regions are below 80%.
IMD predicts lower rainfall during January-March, likely causing further drop in reservoir levels.
- Who
- Central Water Commission (CWC) and India Meteorological Department (IMD)
- What
- Water levels in India's 166 major reservoirs dropped below 80% of capacity
- When
- This week (as of January 2, 2026)
- Where
- Across India, with variations in different regions
- Why
- Due to confined rainfall in only a few parts of the country
- Total Reservoirs
- 166
- Current Storage
- 142.177 BCM
- Capacity
- 183.565 BCM
- Percentage of Capacity
- 77.45%
- Year-on-Year Increase
- 5.5 percentage points
- Normal (Past 10 Years) Increase
- 22.5 percentage points
- Regions Above 80%
- Western and Central
- Regions Below 80%
- Northern, Eastern, Southern