LIVE STORAGE POSITION OF 71 IMPORTANT
RESERVOIRS IN THE COUNTRY
The Central Water
Commission (CWC) monitors storage position of 71 major and important
reservoirs spread over the country of which 27 reservoirs have
significant hydro-power benefit with installed capacities of more
than 60 MW each. The combined storage capacity of these reservoirs
at the beginning of the monsoon was 11% of their designed capacity
and is presently 59% of the designed capacity as on 26.09.2003.
The present storage is 109% of last year’s storage and 79% of
last 10 years’ average storage during the same period. Out of
these 71 reservoirs there are presently 37 reservoirs where this
year’s storage is 80% or less than the average of previous 10
years.
The basinwise storage
position is better than average of previous 10 years in Narmada,
Tapi, Mahi, Sabarmati, and Mahandi and neighbouring East Flowing
Rivers and 80% or more than average of previous 10 years in Indus,
Rivers of Kutch and Godavari. The basinwise storage position is
less than 80% of average of previous 10 years in Ganga, Krishna,
Cauvery and neighbouring East Flowing Rivers and West Flowing
River of South.
Out of 27 reservoirs
with significant hydro potential, there are 13 reservoirs, which
have storage build up less than the average of last 10 years capacity.
