Lok Sabha Question No. 202 (STARRED), answered on 2023-08-03
Subject: Live Storage Status of Reservoirs
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Prataprao  Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *202

ANSWERED ON 03.08.2023

## LIVE STORAGE STATUS OF RESERVOIRS

## *202 SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Central Water Commission monitors the live storage status of 146 reservoirs in the country on a weekly basis;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the total live storage capacity of the said reservoirs as on date, regionwise;
- (c) whether the overall live storage position is down by six percent than the corresponding period of last year in the country;
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  corrective  measures  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to improve/increase the storage capacity of these reservoirs;
- (e) whether water tables of forty reservoirs in southern region have remained eighteen percent below the last  year's  level  due  to  deficient  rainfall  whereas  reservoirs  in  northern  region  have  improved significantly due to surplus rain; and
- (f)  if  so,  the  details  thereof and  the  steps  taken by the Government to tackle the problem in southern region?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI

(SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) to (f) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *202  TO  BE  ANSWERED ON 03.08.2023 REGARDING  'LIVE STORAGE STATUS OF RESERVOIRS'.

- (a) Yes, Sir. Central Water Commission (CWC) monitors live storage status of 146 important reservoirs spread across the country and issues weekly bulletin on every Thursday.
- (b)  Region & State wise details of total live storage capacity of 146 important reservoirs as per CWC bulletin dated 27.07.2023 are given as Annexure-I.
- (c) & (d) As per CWC bulletin dated 27.07.2023, the live storage available in 146 reservoirs is 85% of the live storage of corresponding period of last year. The prime reason for this is attributed to the nonuniform distribution of monsoon rainfall in the country.

Advisories are issued to the States to take necessary corrective measures and judicious use of available water.

The World Bank funded Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP), Phase-I implemented during  2012-2021,  had  provision  for  need  based  de-siltation  of  few  reservoirs  to  restore  their  lost capacity  to  the  extent  possible.  Currently,  DRIP  Phase  II  and  III  scheme  (2021-2031)  is  being implemented and this scheme has provision similar to DRIP Phase-I for carrying out need based desiltation of selected reservoirs. The sediment management interventions under the scheme include inter alia catchment area treatment, de-siltation of reservoirs etc.

Recently,  in  this  regard  the  Ministry  of  Jal  Shakti  has  also  formulated  a  'National  Framework  for Sediment Management' for managing sediments in a holistic manner.

- (e) & (f) As per the CWC bulletin dated 27.07.2023, the live storage of 40 reservoirs  in southern region is 50.4% of last year's storage of the corresponding period. The live storage status of these 40 reservoirs is  given  as Annexure-II .  The  live  storage  of  10  reservoirs  monitored  by  CWC  in  northern  region is 187.7% of last year's storage of corresponding period.

Further,  weekly bulletin is shared with the Water Resources Departments of concerned States and also uploaded on the CWC website. This weekly bulletin is also shared with Crop Weather Watch Group (CWWG) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Representatives of CWC attend meetings convened  by  CWWG  to  review  agricultural  activities  across  the  country  and  to  suggest  remedial measures to States in case of distress situation. Crop Weather Watch Group on Drought Management (CWWGDM) of Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India holds meeting every week during  pre-monsoon  season which is  attended  by  representative  of  CWC  to  appraise  status  of reservoir storage in the country to enable CWWGDM to take further necessary action.

Also, whenever the percentage of departure of current storage of all reservoirs under CWC monitoring in a State falls below   80% of normal (average storage of last ten years), advisory is issued to the State Government for judicious use of available water.

ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION  NO.  *202 TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  03.08.2023  'LIVE  STORAGE  STATUS  OF RESERVOIRS'

| STATUS OF CURRENT STORAGE   | STATUS OF CURRENT STORAGE   | STATUS OF CURRENT STORAGE   | STATUS OF CURRENT STORAGE   |              |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|
|                             |                             | 27.07.2023                  | 27.07.2023                  |              |
|                             |                             | LIVE STORAGE (BCM)          | LIVE STORAGE (BCM)          |              |
| S. NO.                      | REGION/STATE                | CURRENT YEAR                | LAST YEAR                   | CURRENTYEAR% |
| NORTHERN REGION             | NORTHERN REGION             | NORTHERN REGION             | NORTHERN REGION             |              |
| 1                           | HIMACHAL PRADESH            | 9.457                       | 4.215                       | 224          |
| 2                           | PUNJAB                      | 2.039                       | 1.111                       | 184          |
| 3                           | RAJASTHAN                   | 3.449                       | 2.634                       | 131          |
| EASTERN REGION              | EASTERN REGION              | EASTERN REGION              | EASTERN REGION              |              |
| 1                           | JHARKHAND                   | 0.700                       | 0.509                       | 138          |
| 2                           | ODISHA                      | 3.692                       | 3.428                       | 108          |
| 3                           | WEST BENGAL                 | 0.332                       | 0.583                       | 57           |
| 4                           | TRIPURA                     | 0.107                       | 0.144                       | 74           |
| 5                           | NAGALAND                    | 0.279                       | 0.210                       | 133          |
| 6                           | BIHAR                       | 0.049                       | 0.060                       | 82           |
| WESTERN REGION              | WESTERN REGION              | WESTERN REGION              | WESTERN REGION              |              |
| 1                           | GUJARAT                     | 10.228                      | 10.126                      | 101          |
| 2                           | MAHARASHTRA                 | 10.492                      | 14.570                      | 72           |
| CENTRAL REGION              | CENTRAL REGION              | CENTRAL REGION              | CENTRAL REGION              |              |
| 1                           | UTTAR PRADESH               | 1.550                       | 1.566                       | 99           |
| 2                           | UTTARAKHAND                 | 2.715                       | 1.984                       | 137          |
| 3                           | MADHYA PRADESH              | 18.178                      | 18.902                      | 96           |
| 4                           | CHHATISGARH                 | 3.050                       | 2.605                       | 117          |
| SOUTHERN REGION             | SOUTHERN REGION             | SOUTHERN REGION             | SOUTHERN REGION             |              |
| 1                           | ANDHRA PRADESH/TELANGANA    | 1.263                       | 7.393                       | 17           |
| 2                           | ANDHRA PRADESH              | 1.070                       | 2.730                       | 39           |
| 3                           | TELANGANA                   | 1.986                       | 4.076                       | 49           |
| 4                           | KARNATAKA                   | 12.229                      | 18.050                      | 68           |
| 5                           | KERALA                      | 1.327                       | 2.407                       | 55           |
| 6                           | TAMIL NADU                  | 1.744                       | 4.274                       | 41           |
| COUNTR AS A                 |                             |                             |                             |              |
| Y WHOLE                     |                             | 85.936                      | 101.577                     | 85           |

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) & (f) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *202 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2023 'LIVE STORAGE STATUS OF RESERVOIRS'

| S.NO   | NAME OF RESERVOIR            | (STATE)                  |   THIS YEAR LIVE STORAGE (BCM) |   LAST YEAR LIVE STORAGE (BCM) |   CURRENT YEAR% FROM LAST YEAR |
|--------|------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1      | SRISAILAM                    | Andhra Pradesh/Telangana |                          0.983 |                          5.243 |                           18.7 |
| 2      | NAGARJUNA SAGAR              | Andhra Pradesh/Telangana |                          0.28  |                          2.15  |                           13   |
| 3      | SOMASILA                     | Andhra Pradesh           |                          0.477 |                          1.604 |                           29.7 |
| 4      | YELERU                       | Andhra Pradesh           |                          0.08  |                          0.141 |                           56.7 |
| 5      | KANDALERU                    | Andhra Pradesh           |                          0.374 |                          0.735 |                           50.9 |
| 6      | DONKARAYI                    | Andhra Pradesh           |                          0.139 |                          0.25  |                           55.6 |
| 7      | SRIRAMSAGAR                  | Telangana                |                          0.596 |                          2.128 |                           28   |
| 8      | LOWER MANAIR                 | Telangana                |                          0.222 |                          0.578 |                           38.4 |
| 9      | NIZAM SAGAR                  | Telangana                |                          0.41  |                          0.476 |                           86.1 |
| 10     | SINGUR                       | Telangana                |                          0.602 |                          0.76  |                           79.2 |
| 11     | PRIYADARSHINI JURALA         | Telangana                |                          0.156 |                          0.134 |                          116.4 |
| 12     | KRISHNARAJA SAGARA           | Karnataka                |                          0.61  |                          1.163 |                           52.5 |
| 13     | TUNGABHADRA                  | Karnataka                |                          1.137 |                          2.967 |                           38.3 |
| 14     | GHATAPRABHA(HIDKAL)Karnataka |                          |                          0.768 |                          0.974 |                           78.9 |
| 15     | BHADRA                       | Karnataka                |                          0.923 |                          1.732 |                           53.3 |
| 16     | LINGANAMAKKI                 | Karnataka                |                          1.765 |                          2.601 |                           67.9 |
| 17     | NARAYANPUR                   | Karnataka                |                          0.267 |                          0.684 |                           39   |
| 18     | MALAPRABHA(RENUKA)           | Karnataka                |                          0.392 |                          0.604 |                           64.9 |
| 19     | KABINI                       | Karnataka                |                          0.415 |                          0.438 |                           94.7 |
| 20     | HEMAVATHY                    | Karnataka                |                          0.648 |                          0.927 |                           69.9 |
| 21     | HARANGI                      | Karnataka                |                          0.169 |                          0.195 |                           86.7 |
| 22     | SUPA                         | Karnataka                |                          1.943 |                          1.892 |                          102.7 |
| 23     | VANI VILAS SAGAR             | Karnataka                |                          0.649 |                          0.639 |                          101.6 |
| 24     | ALMATTI                      | Karnataka                |                          2.05  |                          2.587 |                           79.2 |
| 25     | GERUSOPPA                    | Karnataka                |                          0.098 |                          0.089 |                          110.1 |
| 26     | MANIDAM                      | Karnataka                |                          0.273 |                          0.412 |                           66.3 |
| 27     | TATTIHALLA                   | Karnataka                |                          0.122 |                          0.146 |                           83.6 |
| 28     | KALLADA(PARAPPAR)            | Kerala                   |                          0.203 |                          0.224 |                           90.6 |
| 29     | IDAMALAYAR                   | Kerala                   |                          0.392 |                          0.654 |                           59.9 |
| 30     | IDUKKI                       | Kerala                   |                          0.439 |                          0.958 |                           45.8 |
| 31     | KAKKI                        | Kerala                   |                          0.155 |                          0.281 |                           55.2 |
| 32     | PERIYAR                      | Kerala                   |                          0.067 |                          0.142 |                           47.2 |
| 33     | MALAMPUZHA                   | Kerala                   |                          0.071 |                          0.148 |                           48   |
| 34     | LOWER BHAWANI                | Tamil Nadu               |                          0.482 |                          0.792 |                           60.9 |
| 35     | METTUR(STANLEY)              | Tamil Nadu               |                          0.806 |                          2.647 |                           30.4 |
| 36     | VAIGAI                       | Tamil Nadu               |                          0.054 |                          0.119 |                           45.4 |
| 37     | PARAMBIKULAM                 | Tamil Nadu               |                          0.159 |                          0.358 |                           44.4 |
| 38     | ALIYAR                       | Tamil Nadu               |                          0.002 |                          0.079 |                            2.5 |
| 39     | SHOLAYAR                     | Tamil Nadu               |                          0.09  |                          0.143 |                           62.9 |
| 40     | SATHANUR                     | Tamil Nadu               |                          0.151 |                          0.136 |                          111   |
|        | TOTAL                        |                          |                         19.619 |                         38.93  |                           50.4 |