availability of water

Monday, December 06, 2004

Lok Sabha

The Status of storage capacity of the 71 major reservoirs being monitored by Central Water Commission indicates that the water availability has not decreased as compared to last year. At the end of the monsoon period this year, as on 29.10.2004, the water availability in the live storage of 71 major reservoirs was 84.8 Billion Cubic Metre (BCM) against last year’s availability of 80 BCM.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Water Resources, Shri Jai Prakash Narayan Yadav in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.