NEW DELHI, Oct 21: Water level in 91 major reservoirs in the country has decreased to 75 per cent of their total capacity, from 76 per cent last week, the government said today.
According to Union Water Resources Ministry, 117.729 billion cubic metre (BCM) of water was available in these reservoirs for the week ending on October 20.
The stock is 128 per cent of the storage reported during the corresponding period last year, while it is 100 per cent of the decadal average, the Ministry said in a statement.
Last week, 119.174 BCM water was available in the reservoirs. The total capacity of these reservoirs is 157.799 BCM.
The states which have recorded less storage vis-à-vis the corresponding period last year are Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Punjab, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka have reported better stock compared to last year, the statement said. (PTI)
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