For the twenty fifth week in a row, the water stage within the 150 main reservoirs declined. Knowledge from the Central Water Fee (CWC) confirmed that the storage within the main reservoirs declined to 36 per cent of the 178.784 billion cubic metres (BCM) capability at 64.606 BCM.
Based on CWC’s weekly bulletin on reside storage standing of 150 reservoirs, virtually three-fourths of the main reservoirs have beneath 50 per cent storage. Whereas the extent in 86 reservoirs is decrease than 40 per cent of the capability, in one other 24 it’s beneath 50 per cent.
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State of affairs grim in Bihar
General, half a dozen reservoirs have gone dry and the extent in a dozen is in single digits. And a lot of the reservoirs (35) whose stage is beneath 50 per cent of the capability are within the southern area.
The state of affairs is popping worrisome within the southern area with the storage within the 42 reservoirs dropping to 22 per cent of the 53.334 BCM capability at 11.471 BCM. Throughout the identical time a 12 months in the past, the extent was 36 per cent of the capability and if the final 10 years common is considered, it’s 27 per cent decrease (See desk).
Among the many States, the extent is 77 per cent beneath regular in Bihar’s lone reservoir, whereas in Andhra Pradesh’s 4 reservoirs it’s 73 per cent decrease than regular. In Tamil Nadu, the storage is 34 per cent beneath regular and in Karnataka it’s 22 per cent decrease. In Telangana, the storage is 12 per cent decrease than regular.
As regards reservoirs, Yeluru (Andhra), Priyadarshini Jurala and Kaddam (each Telangana), Tattihalla (Karnataka) and Aliyar (Tamil Nadu) have gone dry. Sholayar (Tamil Nadu), Tungabhadra, Kandaleru and Nagarjuna Sagar are set to go dry anytime over the subsequent few days, information from the bulletin confirmed.
- Additionally learn: Indian reservoir storage stage continues to be beneath final 10 years common
El Nino affect
A serious purpose for the present state of affairs is the peninsular area receiving poor rainfall because the El Nino emerged in June 2023 with Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh being the worst hit. The scary water state of affairs has affected varied agricultural and horticultural crops from paddy to pulses to coarse cereals to tomatoes.
The India Meteorological Division (IMD) has predicted above-normal most temperatures within the peninsular area over the subsequent few days. Of the 711 districts from the place IMD has obtained information, 46 per cent of the nation obtained poor or no rainfall.
Within the northern area, the storage was 32 per cent of the 19.663 BCM capability at 6.290 BCM. The state of affairs will not be as unhealthy as within the southern area because the storage was 38 per cent a 12 months in the past and the typical stage up to now 10 years has been 33 per cent. As well as, the area can anticipate water from the snow within the Himalayas from April.
Higher than final 10 years’ common
Within the 23 reservoirs within the jap area, the storage was 47.9 per cent of the 20.430 BCM capability at 9.702 BCM. Other than Bihar, the extent in Bengal (-28%), Odisha (-1%) and Nagaland (-6%) is decrease than regular.
Within the central area, the extent within the 26 main reservoirs was 44 per cent of 48.227 BCM capability at 21.438 BCM. The extent in Uttar Pradesh (-29%) and Chhattisgarh (-27%) was decrease than regular.
The extent in 49 reservoirs within the western area was 42 per cent of the 37.130 BCM at 15.705 BCM. In Maharashtra, the storage was 12 per cent beneath regular.
In all of the areas barring the southern area, the storage is larger than the final 10 years common.
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