05, April 2019 05/04/2019 – Posted in: Press Information Bureau

Water storage level goes down

(Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation)

WHAT

The water storage available in 91 major reservoirs of the country goes down by one percent as compared with March ending.

 

NORTHERN REGION

  • The northern region includes States of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan.
  • There are six reservoirs.

 

WESTERN REGION

  • The Western region includes States of Gujarat and Maharashtra.
  • There are 27 reservoirs.

 

CENTRAL REGION

  • The Central region includes States of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
  • There are 12 reservoirs.

 

SOUTHERN REGION

  • The Southern region includes States of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, AP&TG (Two combined projects in both states), Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
  • There are 31 reservoirs.

 

Source: PIB