Water levels in reservoirs at 35% of capacity; southern India’s at just 20%
Raises alarms for potential drinking water shortages, low water availability for agriculture in coming weeks and months
Water in news on April 11
A round-up of news on everything to do with water
Water level in major southern and western reservoirs at 50% of storage capacity
Central Water Commission officials say there is no cause for alarm
Continuing monsoon: Live storage of all Indian reservoirs now 88 % of their capacity
However, Tripura and Nagaland are still facing a deficit in their reservoirs
More than a month into monsoon reservoir levels up only 6%
The country’s 91 reservoirs are holding less than a quarter of water they can
Storage level: Live storage in India’s 91 reservoirs 16% of the total
As compared to last week, this week’s storage dropped by 3.66 per cent
Water level in dams has reduced drastically in drought-hit states, says CWC
Out of 5,172 big dams in the country, 4,048 are situated in the 10 droughts-hit states
Water in major reservoirs of 10 states below 2017 levels: CWC
Water levels 22% below the average of last decade
Floods damage 55,000 houses, kill 511 people this monsoon
The worst affected states in terms of loss of lives have been Karnataka and Maharashtra
Jammu and Kashmir Floods: Caught unawares
Water levels critically low in India’s reservoirs, river basins due to absence of pre-monsoon rain in areas
Odisha had highest departure from normal storage
Yamuna crosses danger mark, may get flooded
The Central Water Commission says the river is flowing at 205.24 metre level
Indian rivers crossed highest flood level 25 times in August 2019
This caused extreme floods in many states, according to Central Water Commission data
Why Polavaram is a pointless project
The Polavaram dam involves a huge cost but its benefit will be limited
Pranhita irrigation project: Maharashtra agrees to form inter-state board
Will help irrigate 663, 684 hectares in seven districts in Telangana region
Floods in north and east India kill 120 people
Release of flood waters from Nepal affect large parts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Jammu and Kashmir was unprepared for flood fury
State did not have forecasting system or a disaster management plan in place
As monsoon picks up, water storage improves in major Indian reservoirs
Storage position in southern and central states increased substantially in the last one week and was better compared to the rest of the …
Water storage in reservoirs across South, West worrisome
While precipitation has declined in these regions, usage levels remain the same, disturbing storage capacity
Temperatures rise, live storage in 123 reservoirs declines
The levels plummetted to 47% from 57% of the total capacity in last one month, according to Central Water Commission data
Ratnagiri dam breach: Flooding causes 44% of dam failures in India
Tiware Dam in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district breached, flooded seven villages and swept away 20 people on July 2, 2019
Water reserves in 71 of India’s 91 reservoirs have dipped: CWC
A delay in arrival of the monsoon, especially in western India, will worsen the water woes even further
Reservoir levels go up 32%, yet hold one-third of the water they can
In a week, India’s 100 reservoirs got 13.422 BCM water, but owing to deficient rainfall the water bodies have just 33 per cent of their capacity
A month into monsoon, India’s reservoirs are only at a third of their capacity
The current overall storage was less than that during the corresponding period last year.
Not one dam in Kerala was inspected before monsoon, reveals RTI
The state received 42% above normal rainfall but the Central Water Commission didn’t have any information of the criticality of dams