As a good Monsoon comes to an end, India's reservoirs are better put as far as water storage contrasted with earlier years.
As on September 19, the 113 major reservoirs checked by the Central Water Commission (CWC) had a consolidated live capacity of 144.179 billion cubic meters (BCM). This is 85% of the storage capacity of these reservoirs. The present storage is 115% the level for the same day a year ago and 123% of the average storage in the last decade. Of the 113 dams, 69 have more water than a year ago, while 88 have more water than the normal of the last 10 years.
A late, yet great rainy season has helped water levels in reservoirs this year. There have been different occasions of heavy downpours since late July, particularly in the central and western states. Central India has 23% excess rains up to September 19, and the Southern landmass has gotten 13% excess rains. East and Northeast India, and Northwest India, in the mean time, have a deficiency of 18% and 8%.
All in all, India has seen 5% surplus rains until this Monsoon.
Good Monsoon is reflected in overflowing water levels of significant dams. The most astounding supply storage was found in northern India (91%). Dams in eastern district were at 83% of live storage limit, those in western India at 89%, Central India at 86% and the southern area at 82%. Of the reservoirs monitored by the CWC in 19 states by CWC, levels are up since a year ago in 11 states, essentially in North, West and Central India, and beneath 2018 levels in 9 states, basically in East and Northeast India.
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