Water storage in India’s 178 major reservoirs fell by 3.489 billion cubic metres in just seven days, declining to 66.70% of total live storage capacity on October 22. The combined live storage capacity of these reservoirs is 184.762 billion cubic metres.
Southern India’s 50 monitored reservoirs held 42.34% of their capacity, a significant drop from 89.35% during the same period last year. Several reservoirs in Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Maharashtra’s Marathwada region were below 30% capacity. Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan also reported low storage in several reservoirs.
Source: Down To Earth