Lok Sabha Question No. 4668 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-30
Subject: Decline in Water Storage in Reservoirs
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: K. MARAGATHAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4668

ANSWERED ON 30.03.2017

## DECLINE IN WATER STORAGE IN RESERVOIRS

## 4668.         SHRIMATI K. MARAGATHAM

Will  the  Minister  of  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND  GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether water level in 91 major reservoirs in the country has plunged to 68% of their total capacity from 70% in the third week of November, 2016 and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) the present water storage level in major reservoirs of the country including Tamil Nadu and Karnataka against their storage capacity during each of the last two years and the current year, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) the measures taken/to be taken to maintain the requisite water storage in all the reservoirs?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

- (a)  Central Water Commission (CWC) monitors live storage status of 91 reservoirs of the country on weekly basis and issues weekly bulletin on every Thursday. Percentage of live storage as compared to gross storage capacity of these reservoirs was 35% on 23.03.2017 as compared to 68% on 17.11.2016. The main reasons for the decline in storages are low rainfall in the catchment areas and various uses during the period.
- (b)    Water  level  of  major  reservoirs  in  the  country  including  Tamil  Nadu  and  Karnataka monitored by CWC in fourth week of March during last two years and current year is given in Annexure -I.
- (c)  The requisite water levels in the reservoirs are maintained by the dam authorities through a determination of rainfall, flood levels and water demands.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (b) in respect of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.4668 on 'Decline in Water Storage in Reservoirs' for answer on 30.03.2017.

Water level of 91 Major reservoirs monitored by CWC in fourth week of March during last two years and current year

| S.NO   | NAME OF RESERVOIR      | STATE   | Full Reservoir Level (FRL) (meters)   | water level in meters on fourth week of March   |   water level in meters on fourth week of March |   water level in meters on fourth week of March |
|--------|------------------------|---------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| S.NO   | NAME OF RESERVOIR      | STATE   | Full Reservoir Level (FRL) (meters)   | 2015                                            |                                         2016    |                                         2017    |
| 1      | SRISAILAM              | AP/TG   | 269.75                                | 250.80                                          |                                          245.1  |                                          247.59 |
| 2      | NAGARJUNA SAGAR        | AP/TG   | 179.83                                | 156.97                                          |                                          155.45 |                                          155.39 |
| 3      | SOMASILA               | A.P     | 100.58                                | 323.18                                          |                                           92.53 |                                           85.58 |
| 4      | SRIRAMSAGAR            | TG      | 332.54                                | 85.62                                           |                                          319.4  |                                          325.92 |
| 5      | LOWER MANAIR           | TG      | 280.42                                | 271.81                                          |                                          268.01 |                                          273.57 |
| 6      | TENUGHAT               | JHAR    | 269.14                                | 258.36                                          |                                          256.9  |                                          259.49 |
| 7      | MAITHON                | JHAR    | 146.30                                | 140.53                                          |                                          138.52 |                                          146.58 |
| 8      | PANCHET HILL           | JHAR    | 124.97                                | 121.65                                          |                                          120.79 |                                          124.74 |
| 9      | KONAR                  | JHAR    | 425.81                                | 422.45                                          |                                          419.73 |                                          418.9  |
| 10     | TILAIYA                | JHAR    | 368.81                                | 367.12                                          |                                          365.16 |                                          365.73 |
| 11     | UKAI                   | GUJ     | 105.16                                | 96.36                                           |                                           94.53 |                                           99.76 |
| 12     | SABARMATI(DHAROI)      | GUJ     | 189.59                                | 180.96                                          |                                          182.93 |                                          183.84 |
| 13     | KADANA                 | GUJ     | 127.70                                | 125.27                                          |                                          118.42 |                                          124.11 |
| 14     | SHETRUNJI              | GUJ     | 55.53                                 | 50.02                                           |                                           50.57 |                                           51.07 |
| 15     | BHADAR                 | GUJ     | 107.89                                | 103.03                                          |                                          102.23 |                                           99.79 |
| 16     | DAMANAGANGA            | GUJ     | 79.86                                 | 72.60                                           |                                           72.5  |                                           73.7  |
| 17     | DANTIWADA              | GUJ     | 184.10                                | 162.46                                          |                                          171.86 |                                          163.28 |
| 18     | PANAM                  | GUJ     | 127.41                                | 124.05                                          |                                          118.65 |                                          123.25 |
| 19     | SARDAR SAROVAR         | GUJ     | 121.92                                | 120.03                                          |                                          113.99 |                                          119.05 |
| 20     | KARJAN                 | GUJ     | 115.25                                | 105.90                                          |                                           99.44 |                                          103.92 |
| 21     | GOBIND SAGAR(BHAKRA)   | H.P     | 512.06                                | 480.48                                          |                                          481.88 |                                          466.52 |
| 22     | PONGDAM                | H.P     | 423.67                                | 402.44                                          |                                          396.86 |                                          396.62 |
| 23     | KRISHNARAJA SAGRA      | KAR     | 752.50                                | 745.08                                          |                                          739.96 |                                          738.69 |
| 24     | TUNGABHADRA            | KAR     | 497.74                                | 485.07                                          |                                          483.16 |                                          481.39 |
| 25     | GHATAPRABHA            | KAR     | 662.95                                | 643.13                                          |                                          637    |                                          640.91 |
| 26     | BHADRA                 | KAR     | 657.76                                | 650.02                                          |                                          644.31 |                                          640.08 |
| 27     | LINGANAMAKKI           | KAR     | 554.43                                | 542.82                                          |                                          541.11 |                                          538.81 |
| 28     | NARAYANPUR             | KAR     | 492.25                                | 488.07                                          |                                          487.14 |                                          487.64 |
| 29     | MALAPRABHA(RENUKA)     | KAR     | 633.83                                | 623.44                                          |                                          621.17 |                                          621.62 |
| 30     | KABINI(Sancherla Tank) | KAR     | 696.16                                | 692.82                                          |                                          688.51 |                                          686.11 |
| 31     | HEMAVATHY              | KAR     | 890.63                                | 874.83                                          |                                          873.73 |                                          870.91 |
| 32     | HARANGI                | KAR     | 871.42                                | 852.72                                          |                                          851.98 |                                          855.86 |
| 33     | SUPA                   | KAR     | 564.00                                | 543.44                                          |                                          533.43 |                                          538.2  |
| 34     | VANIVILAS SAGAR        | KAR     | 652.28                                | 633.99                                          |                                          636.35 |                                          632.79 |
| 35     | ALMATTI                | KAR     | 519.60                                | 508.90                                          |                                          508.02 |                                          506.08 |
| 36     | GERUSOPPA              | KAR     | 55.00                                 | 49.33                                           |                                           48.63 |                                           49.41 |
| 37     | KALLADA(PARAPPAR)      | KRL     | 115.82                                | 106.60                                          |                                          110.12 |                                           95.98 |
| 38     | IDAMALAYAR             | KRL     | 169.00                                | 149.98                                          |                                          142.9  |                                          145.24 |
| 39     | IDUKKI                 | KRL     | 732.43                                | 718.80                                          |                                          713.29 |                                          709.62 |
| 40     | KAKKI                  | KRL     | 981.46                                | 966.74                                          |                                          966.37 |                                          960.89 |
| 41     | PERIYAR                | KRL     | 867.41                                | 859.43                                          |                                          859.49 |                                          859.49 |
| 42     | MALAMPUZHA*            | KRL     | 115.06                                | -                                               |                                          102.41 |                                          102.03 |
| 43     | GANDHI SAGAR           | M.P.    | 399.90                                | 392.25                                          |                                          393.32 |                                          395.61 |

| S.NO   | NAME OF RESERVOIR   | STATE   | Full Reservoir Level (FRL) (meters)   | water level in meters on fourth week of March   | water level in meters on fourth week of March   | water level in meters on fourth week of March   |
|--------|---------------------|---------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| S.NO   | NAME OF RESERVOIR   | STATE   | Full Reservoir Level (FRL) (meters)   | 2015                                            | 2016                                            | 2017                                            |
| 44     | TAWA                | M.P.    | 355.40                                | 345.03                                          | 341.62                                          | 342.99                                          |
| 45     | BARGI               | M.P.    | 422.76                                | 415.25                                          | 416.65                                          | 415.35                                          |
| 46     | BANSAGAR            | M.P.    | 341.64                                | 337.82                                          | 333.79                                          | 337.50                                          |
| 47     | INDIRA SAGAR        | M.P.    | 262.13                                | 252.43                                          | 252.37                                          | 254.11                                          |
| 48     | BARNA               | M.P.    | 348.55                                | 342.24                                          | 339.63                                          | 343.25                                          |
| 49     | MINIMATA BANGOI     | CHH.    | 359.66                                | 357.23                                          | 348.37                                          | 354.32                                          |
| 50     | MAHANADI            | CHH.    | 348.70                                | 344.42                                          | 342.57                                          | 345.77                                          |
| 51     | JAYAKWADI(PAITHON)  | MAH     | 463.91                                | 457.35                                          | 455.27                                          | 460.26                                          |
| 52     | KOYANA              | MAH     | 657.90                                | 648.87                                          | 638.81                                          | 641.96                                          |
| 53     | BHIMA(UJJANI)       | MAH     | 496.83                                | 493.35                                          | 488.53                                          | 492.69                                          |
| 54     | ISAPUR              | MAH     | 441.00                                | 432.38                                          | 429.38                                          | 431.63                                          |
| 55     | MULA                | MAH     | 552.30                                | 540.07                                          | 538.10                                          | 544.78                                          |
| 56     | YELDARI             | MAH     | 461.77                                | 452.37                                          | 449.43                                          | 450.45                                          |
| 57     | GIRNA               | MAH     | 398.07                                | 386.07                                          | 380.57                                          | 389.84                                          |
| 58     | KHADAKVASLA         | MAH     | 582.47                                | 581.22                                          | 580.13                                          | 581.50                                          |
| 59     | UPPER VAITARNA      | MAH     | 603.50                                | 598.31                                          | 596.83                                          | 598.72                                          |
| 60     | UPPER TAPI          | MAH     | 214.00                                | 213.54                                          | 210.43                                          | 211.69                                          |
| 61     | PENCH (TOTALADOH)   | MAH     | 490.00                                | 473.47                                          | 473.51                                          | 472.98                                          |
| 62     | UPPER WARDHA        | MAH     | 342.50                                | 337.60                                          | 336.77                                          | 338.46                                          |
| 63     | BHATSA*             | MAH     | 142.07                                | -                                               | 119.36                                          | 124.73                                          |
| 64     | DHOM*               | MAH     | 747.7                                 | -                                               | 733.30                                          | 738.19                                          |
| 65     | DUDHGANGA*          | MAH     | 646                                   | -                                               | 624.83                                          | 635.33                                          |
| 66     | MANIKDOH (KUKADI)*  | MAH     | 711.25                                | -                                               | 683.92                                          | 688.57                                          |
| 67     | BHANDARDARA*        | MAH     | 744.91                                | -                                               | 721.55                                          | 737.03                                          |
| 68     | HIRAKUD             | ODI     | 192.02                                | 187.44                                          | 188.01                                          | 188.72                                          |
| 69     | BALIMELA            | ODI     | 462.08                                | 456.04                                          | 451.44                                          | 454.03                                          |
| 70     | SALANADI            | ODI     | 82.30                                 | 70.45                                           | 54.50                                           | 67.61                                           |
| 71     | RENGALI             | ODI     | 123.50                                | 120.13                                          | 116.50                                          | 121.34                                          |
| 72     | MACHKUND(JALPUT)    | ODI     | 838.16                                | 832.62                                          | 832.64                                          | 830.70                                          |
| 73     | UPPER KOLAB         | ODI     | 858.00                                | 853.89                                          | 852.19                                          | 830.70                                          |
| 74     | UPPER INDRAVATI     | ODI     | 642.00                                | 636.47                                          | 633.27                                          | 635.75                                          |
| 75     | THEIN               | PUN     | 527.91                                | 508.02                                          | 497.47                                          | 504.42                                          |
| 76     | MAHI BAJAJ SAGAR    | RAJ     | 280.75                                | 270.60                                          | 268.35                                          | 272.35                                          |
| 77     | JHAKAM              | RAJ     | 359.50                                | 343.95                                          | 338.25                                          | 346.95                                          |
| 78     | RANA PRATAP SAGAR   | RAJ     | 352.81                                | 346.69                                          | 346.99                                          | 346.44                                          |
| 79     | LOWER BHAWANI       | TN      | 278.89                                | 266.72                                          | 264.39                                          | 261.05                                          |
| 80     | METTUR(STANLEY)     | TN      | 240.79                                | 226.65                                          | 222.16                                          | 213.07                                          |
| 81     | VAIGAI              | TN      | 279.20                                | 268.39                                          | 268.51                                          | 264.65                                          |
| 82     | PARAMBIKULAM        | TN      | 556.26                                | 540.97                                          | 541.87                                          | 536.21                                          |
| 83     | ALIYAR              | TN      | 320.04                                | 315.26                                          | 305.75                                          | 303.26                                          |
| 84     | SHOLAYAR            | TN      | 1002.79                               | 955.64                                          | 965.48                                          | 955.13                                          |
| 85     | GUMTI               | TRP     | 93.55                                 | 82.50                                           | 89.90                                           | 89.60                                           |
| 86 87  | MATATILA RIHAND     | UP UP   | 308.46 268.22                         | 304.31 257.92                                   | 302.18 257.44                                   | 304.71 261.31                                   |
| 88     | RAMGANGA            | UTT     | 365.30                                | 353.76                                          | 330.82                                          | 333.55                                          |
| 89     | TEHRI MAYURAKSHI    | UTT WB  | 830.00 121.31                         | 775.20 109.90                                   | 760.20 110.34                                   | 767.25 113.14                                   |
| 90 91  | KANGSABATI          | WB      | 134.14                                | 124.27                                          | 123.87                                          | 125.32                                          |

* CWC started monitoring from 2016.