- Additionally learn:Half of main Indian reservoirs at lower than 40% of capability
The scenario in practically 10 different reservoirs in South India is worrisome because the southern area is bearing the brunt of the El Nino affect. Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, specifically, have acquired poor rainfall since June 2023.
In keeping with CWC’s weekly bulletin on dwell storage standing of 150 main reservoirs, the extent in these storages was 38 per cent of the 178.784 billion cubic metres (BCM) at 67.591 BCM. Final week, their stage was 40 per cent of the capability.
General, the storage in 104 of those reservoirs is lower than 50 per cent of the capability with the extent being under 40 per cent in 79, a bulk of it within the southern area.
Worrisome AP
In keeping with the India Meteorological Division, 49 per cent of the 710 districts within the nation skilled poor or no rainfall since March 1. For January-February, not less than 60 per cent of the districts acquired poor or no rainfall.
South India’s storage is 23 per cent of the 53.334 BCM capability at 12.287 BCM. The storage in 30 of 42 reservoirs is under 40 per cent of the capability and in 5 under 50 per cent of the capability.
In Andhra Pradesh, whereas the Yeluru reservoir has run dry, the storage in two – Somasila and Kandleru – of the opposite three is in single digits. Even Nagarjuna Sagar, which the State shares with Telangana, has a storage of 4 per cent of its capability.
The storage in Srisailam, the opposite one, is 15 per cent of the capability. General, Andhra has 69 per cent under regular storage, whereas in Telangana, which had a greater share of the rainfall throughout south-west and north-east monsoon, it’s 12 per cent decrease than regular.
Paddy, pulses face bother
Whereas the Priyadarshin Jurala reservoir has run dry, the storage in Kaddam (KNR) is 3 per cent of the capability. Amongst different States within the area, Tamil Nadu’s storage is 30 per cent and Karnataka’s 24 per cent under regular respectively.
In Karnataka, the extent in Krishnaraja Sagara, which serves consuming water to Bengaluru metropolis, is a precarious 15 per cent of the capability, whereas in Tungabhadra, which irrigates key northern area within the State in addition to Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, the extent is 5 per cent of the capability. The Tattihalla reservoir had run dry a couple of weeks in the past.
In Tamil Nadu, Aliyar and Sholayar — which serve the State’s western area — have a stage of two per cent of the capability every. Final 12 months, throughout the identical time, the storage in Aliyar was 5 per cent and three per cent Sholayar.
General, the paddy crop, significantly in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, in addition to pulses, are starved of water within the area with some farmers permitting their farms to go dry.
Bihar 65% under regular
The storage within the northern area is 33 per cent of the 19.663 BCM capability at 6.439 BCM. Nonetheless, with rains forecast in some areas and snow melting within the Himalayas, issues will not be as unhealthy as within the southern area.
The extent in 8 of the ten reservoirs within the area are under 40 per cent of the capability. Punjab’s storage is 14 per cent and Rajasthan’s 9 per cent under regular respectively.
Within the jap area, the 23 reservoirs have a storage of 9.971 BCM or 49 per cent of the 20.430 BCM capability. Bihar, although, has 65 per cent under regular stage, whereas in Bengal it’s 25 per cent under regular.
Of the 49 reservoirs within the western area, the extent in 32 is under 50 per cent of the capability. General, the area’s storage was 16.768 BCM or 45 per cent of the 37.130 BCM capability. In Maharashtra, the place the water stage is 12 per cent decrease than regular, the Bhima reservoir has gone dry.
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Within the 26 reservoirs of the central area, the storage was 46 per cent of the 48.227 BCM capability at 22.126 BCM. The extent in 17 storages is under 50 per cent of the capability. Uttar Pradesh’s stage is 28 per cent and Chhattisgarh’s is 27 per cent under regular, respectively.
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