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Poor 2026 Monsoon Leaves Telangana Reservoirs Critically Low
Telangana did not receive enough rain during the 2026 monsoon.
Because of this, its reservoirs have much less water than they had last year.
Reservoirs connected to the Krishna and Godavari rivers together held 503.43 tmc ft on September 30.
They held 834.92 tmc ft on the same date in 2025.
The Krishna reservoirs were affected more severely than the Godavari reservoirs.
Officials said the remaining water may have to last until August 2027.
New water could arrive then if the next monsoon is normal.
The article says a ‘super’ El Nino in the Pacific Ocean contributed to the poor rainy season.
Northeast Monsoon rain is not usually expected to significantly fill these river catchments.
Combined storage in Telangana’s Krishna and Godavari reservoirs was 503.43 tmc ft on September 30, 2026.
That total was below the 834.92 tmc ft recorded on September 30, 2025.
Krishna reservoir storage fell to 323.37 tmc ft from 583.35 tmc ft a year earlier.
Godavari reservoir storage declined to 180.06 tmc ft from 251.57 tmc ft.
Officials said remaining water may need to last until August 2027, when fresh inflows could begin if the next monsoon is normal.
- Who
- Telangana’s irrigation department and reservoirs on the Krishna and Godavari rivers.
- What
- A poor 2026 monsoon left the state’s major and medium reservoirs with sharply reduced water storage.
- Where
- Telangana’s reservoirs on the Krishna and Godavari rivers, whose catchments include areas in Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Chhattisgarh.
- When
- The comparison is based on storage recorded on September 30, 2026, the final day of the Southwest Monsoon season.
- Why
- The article attributes the inadequate inflows to a poor rainy season impacted by a ‘super’ El Nino in the Pacific Ocean.
Key facts
- Combined 2026 storage
- 503.43 tmc ft on September 30
- Combined 2025 storage
- 834.92 tmc ft on September 30
- Krishna storage
- 323.37 tmc ft in 2026, compared with 583.35 tmc ft in 2025
- Godavari storage
- 180.06 tmc ft in 2026, compared with 251.57 tmc ft in 2025
- Krishna 10-year average
- 479.9 tmc ft on September 30
- Godavari 10-year average
- 253.64 tmc ft on September 30
- Expected fresh inflows
- August 2027, if the next monsoon is normal
Sources
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