Lok Sabha Question No. 1573 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Storage of Water in Reservoirs
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI, DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1573 ANSWERED ON 10.02.2022

## STORAGE OF WATER IN RESERVOIRS

## 1573.  SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH: NARAYAN DHANORKAR:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether only 23 out of 130 reservoirs monitored by the Central Water Commission (CWC) had full storage of water;
- (b) if so,the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the details of reservoirs having less than normal storage, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

(SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

- (a) & (b)  Central Water Commission is monitoring live storage status of 137 reservoirs of the country on weekly basis and is issuing weekly bulletin on every Thursday. The total live storage capacity of these 137  reservoirs  is  175.367  BCM  which  is  about  68.02%  of  the  live  storage  capacity  of  257.812  BCM which is estimated to have been created in the country.

As per reservoir storage bulletin dated 03.02.2022, Seven (07) reservoirs had full storage (100% of  their  live  storage  capacity).  The  list  of  these  reservoirs  which  had  full  storage  (100%  of  their  live storage capacity) is given at Annexure-I.

- (c)     As per reservoir storage bulletin dated 03.02.2022, the list of reservoirs having less than normal storage (State-wise) is given at Annexure-II.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) AND (B) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1573 TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  10.02.2022  REGARDING  'STORAGE  OF  WATER  IN RESERVOIRS'.

List of reservoirs having 100% of its Live Storage capacity (As per weekly bulletin of 137 no.s monitored reservoirs of India on 03.02.2022)

| Sl. No          | Reservoir      | State       |   Live cap. at FRL(BCM) |   Live storage (BCM) as on 03.02.2022 |
|-----------------|----------------|-------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1. Somasila     | Andhra Pradesh |             |                   1.994 |                                 1.994 |
| 2.              | Maithon        | Jharkhand   |                   0.471 |                                 0.471 |
| 3.              | Panchet Hill   | Jharkhand   |                   0.184 |                                 0.184 |
| 4.              | Bhima (Ujjani) | Maharashtra |                   1.517 |                                 1.517 |
| 5. Sapua        |                | Odisha      |                   0.006 |                                 0.006 |
| 6. Mandira Dam  | Odisha         |             |                   0.309 |                                 0.309 |
| 7. Sharda Sagar | Uttar Pradesh  |             |                   0.33  |                                 0.33  |

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1573 TO BE ANSWERED  IN LOK SABHA ON 10.02.2022  REGARDING  'STORAGE  OF  WATER  IN RESERVOIRS'.

## List of reservoirs having less than Normal Storage (As per weekly bulletin of 137 no.s monitored reservoirs of India on 03.02.2022)

|   Sl. No | Reservoir            | State                    |   Live Storage as %of last 10 Yrs. Average storage |
|----------|----------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Srisailam            | Andhra Pradesh/Telangana |                                                 50 |
|        2 | Dudhawa              | Chhatishgarh             |                                                 47 |
|        3 | Tandula              | Chhatishgarh             |                                                 82 |
|        4 | Watrak               | Gujrat                   |                                                 35 |
|        5 | Sabarmati(Dharoi)    | Gujrat                   |                                                 45 |
|        6 | Brahmani(Guj)        | Gujrat                   |                                                 45 |
|        7 | Hathmati             | Gujrat                   |                                                 46 |
|        8 | Dantiwada            | Gujrat                   |                                                 49 |
|        9 | Panam                | Gujrat                   |                                                 64 |
|       10 | Gobind Sagar(Bhakra) | Himachal Pradesh         |                                                 84 |
|       11 | Tilaiya              | Jharkhand                |                                                 85 |
|       12 | Tattihalla           | Karnataka                |                                                 18 |
|       13 | Gerusoppa            | Karnataka                |                                                 76 |
|       14 | Mani Dam             | Karnataka                |                                                 90 |
|       15 | Bansagar             | Madhya Pradesh           |                                                 94 |
|       16 | Indira Sagar         | Madhya Pradesh           |                                                 95 |
|       17 | Mulshi               | Maharshtra               |                                                 94 |
|       18 | Thokarwadi           | Maharshtra               |                                                 98 |
|       19 | Doyang Hep           | Nagaland                 |                                                 90 |
|       20 | Machkund(Jalaput)    | Odisha                   |                                                 49 |
|       21 | Upper Indravati      | Odisha                   |                                                 52 |

|   22. | Upper Kolab   | Odisha        |   65 |
|-------|---------------|---------------|------|
|    23 | Balimela      | Odisha        |   70 |
|    24 | Hariharjhor   | Odisha        |   77 |
|    25 | Thein Dam     | Punjab        |   85 |
|    26 | Jawai Dam     | Rajasthan     |   32 |
|    27 | Bisalpur      | Rajasthan     |   72 |
|    28 | Rangawan      | Uttar Pradesh |   28 |
|    29 | Rihand        | Uttar Pradesh |   95 |

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