Rajasthan Reservoirs Hold Over 60% Water Reserves

01-Aug-2025 07:28 PM

New Delhi. Due to heavy rains during the southwest monsoon season this time in northern states like Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Haryana,

the water reserves in dams and reservoirs have increased to over 60 percent, which will provide sufficient stock of water for irrigation of crops in the current Kharif season and the upcoming season. Rajasthan has received so much rain that almost half of the state has been hit by floods or waterlogging.

As a result, the water stock in the state's dams and reservoirs has increased to 85 percent relative to the full storage capacity. Himachal Pradesh's reservoirs also have a water stock equivalent to 59 percent storage capacity.

In Punjab, this stock had come down to 23 percent in June, which has now doubled to 46.33 percent. The water stock in 11 major dams and reservoirs of the entire northern region has increased to 12.241 billion cubic meters (BCM) which is more than 60 percent of its total storage capacity of 19.836 BCM.

Similarly, the water stock in 50 major dams and reservoirs of the western division of the country has reached 27.264 BCM which is 73 percent of the total storage capacity of 37.357 BCM.

Goa's reservoirs are full to the brim with water while 84 percent water stock is available in Maharashtra dams and 61 percent water stock is available in Gujarat dams.

The water level in the dams of the central region has also increased rapidly. There has been good rainfall in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand.

Flood scenario prevails in many districts of Madhya Pradesh. In some districts of Chhattisgarh also, the possibility of damage to pulses and oilseeds crops has increased due to waterlogging in the fields.

Surguja district is also included in this. In the drought-hit Bundelkhand division of Uttar Pradesh, there is a possibility of damage to the urad crop due to extremely heavy rains in districts like Hamirpur, Banda, Jhansi and Auraiya.

The water level in a total of 28 major reservoirs of this central region has increased to 34.277 BCM which is 70.5 percent of its total storage capacity of 48.588 BCM.

The water level has reached 75.5 percent in Madhya Pradesh, 70 percent in Uttar Pradesh, 66 percent in Chhattisgarh and 44 percent in Uttarakhand.