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The Central Water Commission (CWC) monitors storage position of 76 major and important reservoirs spread all over the country of which 31 reservoirs have significant hydro-power benefit with installed capacities of more than 60 MW each. The combined live storage capacity of these reservoirs at the beginning of the monsoon was 13% of their designed capacity and is presently 81% of the designed capacity as on 23.09.2005. The present storage is 129% of last year’s storage and 120% of last 10 years’ average storage during the same period. Out of these 76 reservoirs there are presently 11 reservoirs where this year’s storage is 80% or less than the average of previous 10 years.
The basinwise storage position is better than average of previous 10 years in Indus, Narmada, Tapi, Mahi, Sabarmati Rivers of Kutch, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery and neighbouring East Flowing Rivers and West Flowing Rivers of South and 80% or more than average of previous 10 years in Mahanadi and neighbouring East Flowing Rivers. The basinwise storage position is less than 80% of average of previous 10 years in Ganga.
Out of 31 reservoirs with significant hydro potential, there are 8 reservoirs, which have storage build up less than the average of last 10 years capacity.
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