The southern region, covering the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, has significantly reduced water storage to just 8,865 BMC, which is 17 per cent of the reservoir capacity, according to the recent bulletin of the Central Water Commission (CWC). ).
In the bulletin published by the CWC on reservoir storage levels in various regions of India, it was reported that 42 reservoirs under CWC monitoring in the southern region have a total live storage capacity of 53,334 BCM (billion meters cubic).
Reduced storage levels in the region are indicative of worsening water scarcity and potential challenges to irrigation, drinking water supply and hydropower generation in these states.
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Live storage compared to state reservoir capacity
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