New Delhi (ABC Live): Central Water commission is monitoring storage position of 85 important reservoirs spread all over the country, of which as many as 37 reservoirs are having significant hydro-power benefits with installed capacities of more than 60 MW each. The combined live storage in these 84 reservoirs at the beginning of monsoon i.e. 1.6.2013 was 21 % of their designed capacity and stood at 50% of designed capacity as on 27.02.2014.
The present storage is 122% of last year’s storage and 130% of last 10 years average storage during the same period. Out of these 84 reservoirs there are presently 19 reservoirs where this year’s storage is 80% or less of the average of previous 10 years and in remaining 66 reservoirs the storage is more than 80% of 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 appraising the situation to various Departments and Ministries involved in Water Resources Planning.
Basin wise storage position as on 27.02.2014 is as follow:
The storage position in Ganga, Indus, Narmada, Tapi, Rivers of Kutch, Mahi, Sabarmati, Godavari, Mahanadi & Neighbouring EFRs and West Flowing Rivers of South basins basins is better than normal (average of previous 10 years whereas storage in Cauvery & Neighbouring EFRS basins is deficient.
Out of 37 reservoirs with significant hydro potential, 10 reservoirs have storage build up less than or equal to the average of last 10 years.
