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Central Water Commission is monitoring storage position of 76 important reservoirs spread all over the country, of which as many as 31 reservoirs are having significant hydro-power benefits with installed capacities of more than 60MW each. The combined live storage in these reservoirs at the beginning of monsoon i.e. 1.6.2005 was 13% of their designed capacity and is presently 11% of the designed capacity as on 24.06.2005. The present storage is 63% of last year’s storage and 69% of last 10 years average storage during the same period. Out of these 76 reservoirs there are presently 54 reservoirs where this year’s storage is 80% or less than the average of previous 10 years. In order to derive the best possible benefits from the available water, Central Water Commission is keeping in touch with the Department of Agriculture and Co-operation and providing information of the weekly storage position to the Crop Weather Watch Group for evolving suitable crop strategies and also apprising the situation to various Departments and Ministries involved in Water Resources Planning.
Basinwise storage position as on 24.06.05 is as follows:
Better than average of previous 10 years in Indus, Mahi and Mahanadi & Neighbouring East Flowing Rivers.
80% or more than average of previous 10 years is NIL.
Less than 80% of average of previous 10 years in Ganga, Narmada, Tapi, Sabarmati, Rivers of Kutch, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery & Neighbouring East Flowing Rivers and West Flowing Rivers of South.
Out of 31 reservoirs with significant hydro potential, 22 reservoirs have storage build up less than the average of last 10 years capacity.
Ministry of Water Resources
New Delhi: Asadha 10, 1927/ July 1, 2005
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