Storage Status of 91 Important Reservoirs of the Country as on June 11, 2015

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Residents broke into celebration when Kazhinjur lake near Katpadi reached its full storage after two years on Sunday. | Photo Credit: C_VENKATACHALAPATHY


The present water level in the 519 tanks in Vellore district stands at 3,100 mcft
A total of 117 tanks maintained by the Public Works Department (PWD) across Vellore district have filled up so far. The PWD maintains a total of 519 tanks in the district.

Of this, water level has reached the full storage capacity in 117 tanks – 25 each in Katpadi and Walajah taluks, 20 in Arcot, 15 in Nemili, seven in Tirupattur, five each in Anaicut and Vaniyambadi, four in Gudiyatham, three each in Vellore, Ambur and Arakkonam and two in Pernambut, according to a press release.

Another 46 tanks had 75% water, while 58 tanks were half filled. The remaining 298 tanks had less than 25% water.

The 519 tanks have a total capacity of 11,395.01 mcft. The present water level in these tanks stood at 3,100 mcft, which accounts for 27.20%, the release said.

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HYDERABAD, November 07, 2017 21:42 IST
Updated: November 08, 2017 08:27 IST

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Re-engineering helped reduce land acquisition

Re-engineering helped reduce land acquisition for Kanthanapalli Barrage from 11,000 acres to 233 acres, said Irrigation Minister T. Harish Rao here on Tuesday.

Responding to a query in the Legislative Council, he said the barrage location was shifted to Tupakulagudem to minimise land acquisition and diversion of forest land and displacement of tribal families. Not even one family would be displaced and also resulted in savings of ₹224 crore, he said.

The objective behind shifting the barrage was also to increase availability of water from 38.5 tmcft to 60 tmcft and once barrage was completed by September 2018, about 6 tmcft would be released every month for 10 months and water could be provided to 6 lakh acres of ayacut in Warangal district.

It was originally planned to give water to 5.5 lakh acres of ayacut under Devadula, but there the water allocation was only 38.5 tmcft and it would not be enough to supply drinking water to Warangal, he explained.

Though the scheduled completion of barrage is September next year, if some pipelines were laid at 72-meter level, water could be lifted in the next three months, he added.

The barrage would also help in power generation and the TSGenco would construct the power plant of 10 units each with 24 MW.

Mr. Harish Rao said in addition to 11 projects that were included under the Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme, another 28 projects including Vatti Vagu in Asifabad was added now under the Irrigation and Command Area Development Department.

The agencies were also short-listed to prepare Detailed Project Reports. For this 50% of funds would be sanctioned by the Centre, 50% by the State. Telangana got highest AIBP projects in the country, he said.

Telangana Rashtra Samithi member P. Satish Kumar said Vatti Vagu project was envisaged to provide water to 25,000 acres but due to neglect by previous government, water was not reaching even about 5,000 acres.

 

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Wait extends: The barrage work suffered a setback due to recent rains. | Photo Credit: K_RAVIKUMAR


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Sangam barrage works in Atmakur area also speeded up
The barrage construction works taken up across the Penna river in the city limits are expected to be completed by February as the recent rains have led to further delay in the overall execution of works.

A modern barrage with upgraded facilities to release waters into the irrigation canals has been a long-pending demand of the local farmers who are growing paddy and others crops in the Penna delta region here for decades.

The works at the Sangam barrage in Atmakur area have also been speeded up and these works are expected to be completed in three to four months.

Both the barrages are considered crucial for meeting the optimum irrigation requirements of the paddy farmers, who have been facing water shortage for the past couple of years on account of dry spells.

The irrigation department officials have been under pressure to make sure that the projects are completed as early as possible.

Overall, paddy crop in over 6 lakh acres will be given a fillip once these project works are completed.

Water release

Against this backdrop, the officials have decided to release considerable waters from the Somasila dam to the Kandaleru reservoir so that this would help solve the problems of farmers in Podalakuru area.

If additional waters are released into Kandaleru, this will enable release of waters through lift schemes for meeting irrigation requirements in over 26,000 acres in Podalakuru area.

Though the inflows have come down a little in the past few days, the Somasila dam storage has gone up to 50.8 tmcft.

The storage in Kandaleru dam is about 17.6 tmcft as on Friday.


Wait extends: The barrage work suffered a setback due to recent rains. | Photo Credit: K_RAVIKUMAR


Sangam barrage works in Atmakur area also speeded up
The barrage construction works taken up across the Penna river in the city limits are expected to be completed by February as the recent rains have led to further delay in the overall execution of works.

A modern barrage with upgraded facilities to release waters into the irrigation canals has been a long-pending demand of the local farmers who are growing paddy and others crops in the Penna delta region here for decades.

The works at the Sangam barrage in Atmakur area have also been speeded up and these works are expected to be completed in three to four months.

Both the barrages are considered crucial for meeting the optimum irrigation requirements of the paddy farmers, who have been facing water shortage for the past couple of years on account of dry spells.

The irrigation department officials have been under pressure to make sure that the projects are completed as early as possible.

Overall, paddy crop in over 6 lakh acres will be given a fillip once these project works are completed.

Water release

Against this backdrop, the officials have decided to release considerable waters from the Somasila dam to the Kandaleru reservoir so that this would help solve the problems of farmers in Podalakuru area.

If additional waters are released into Kandaleru, this will enable release of waters through lift schemes for meeting irrigation requirements in over 26,000 acres in Podalakuru area.

Though the inflows have come down a little in the past few days, the Somasila dam storage has gone up to 50.8 tmcft.

The storage in Kandaleru dam is about 17.6 tmcft as on Friday.

 

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Farmers and Opposition parties have objected to the diversion of water from the Nizamsagar Project saying it had never happened in 88 years of its history. | Photo Credit: K_V_ RAMANA

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‘Only Nizamabad and Medak have exclusive right over it’

The diversion of water released from Nizamsagar Project to Sriramsagar Project through Lower Maneru Dam in Karimnagar has turned controversial.

Farmers and Opposition parties objected to the move saying that it had never happened earlier in the history of NSP in the last 88 years.

Their contention is that only people of the erstwhile Nizamabad and Medak districts have an exclusive right over the Manjeera waters stored in Singur balancing reservoir and the NSP.

The move is intended to benefit Sircilla and Siddipet constituencies, which in fact have no right over Singur and NSP, they maintain.

Opposing the decision, farmers staged a dharna on the Manjeera bridge in Birkoor mandal of Kamareddy district on Monday. Similar protests were also held at half a dozen places in both the districts ever since the the government mooted the idea.

As of now, there is no clarity as to how much water would be given to LMD, but the SRSP authorities said that it could be between 10 tmcft to 15 tmcft and this amount of water would be released through the main Kakatiya canal at the rate of 1 tmcft to 1.5 tmcft daily by the month-end. “The discharge from the NSP began yesterday by lifting four crust gates and it already touched the SRSP water. It would take two days to realise the total quantity of water released from the NSP. Over 13,000 cusecs of water is coming to the SRSP dam which at present contains 50.5 tmcft as against its full capacity of 90 tmcft,” says G. Srinivas Reddy, Superintending Engineer.

About 6,000 cusecs is being released in the Kakatiya canal while it is just 100 cusecs in the Laxmi canal. Whereas the release into the Saraswati canal going to Adilabad was stopped, he said, while denying reports of leakages through minors and distributaries into uncut paddy fields in the ayacut under the Kakatiya canal.

The Superintending Engineer, however, added that there could be minor leakages and they would be arrested immediately.

On the other hand, farmers in the ayacut in Balkonda and Mendora said that water is leaking into the paddy fields which are about to be harvested, increasing the burden of costs for cutting.

DCC president Taher Bin Hamdan alleged that the NSP water, through the special GO, was being diverted to LMD and even MMD which he said was against the interests of the district.

Terming it as “injustice” to district farmers, Congress in-charge of Banswada constituency Kasula Balraj warned that his party would intensify the agitation to stop the water diversion.

 

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The Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation, Shri S.S. Ahluwalia lighting the lamp to inaugurate the National Workshop on good practices and restructured National Rural Drinking Water Programme, NRDWP, in New Delhi on November 14, 2017.

The Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation, Shri S.S. Ahluwalia at the inauguration of the National Workshop on good practices and restructured National Rural Drinking Water Programme, NRDWP, in New Delhi on November 14, 2017. The Secretary, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Shri Parameswaran Iyer is also seen.

The Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation, Shri S.S. Ahluwalia addressing at the inauguration of the National Workshop on good practices and restructured National Rural Drinking Water Programme, NRDWP, in New Delhi on November 14, 2017. The Secretary, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Shri Parameswaran Iyer is also seen.

 

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Ministry of Water Resources
05-December, 2017 14:18 IST
Water circuits to be developed on the lines of power circuits says Nitin Gadkari

Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari has stressed on the need of river connectivity, construction of Barrages, Dams, Rubber dams and Bandhas, drip and piped irrigation in the country and highlighted the need for water circuits in the country on the lines of power circuits for better water conservation. He was addressing the Second India Water Impact Summit 2017 in New Delhi today.

Addressing the summit the Minister said that availability of water is not the problem but we have to learn to manage and conserve it. The Minister said Union Government’s plan to double the income of farmers by the year 2022 cannot be achieved without proper water management. Shri Gadkari said enhancing drip and pipe irrigation will reduce wastage of water and will be cost effective for farmers. He further added, river connectivity programme can reduce water crisis in critical areas like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana and Maharashtra.

Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation Sushri Uma Bharti said that apart from the government programme, the will power or Sankalp Shakti of common man is very important to achieve the goal of “Aviral and Nirmal Ganga”. She said that lot of talks has been done and it’s time for action and results. The Minister said she wants to see all the projects related to clean Ganga to be at least initiated fully by October 2018.

Welcoming the delegates Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri UP Singh expressed concern on the declining level of ground water in many parts of the country. Referring to a survey conducted under National Aquifer Mapping Programme, he said that ground water level has reached an alarmingly low level in many areas. Per capita availability of water is also reducing. He hoped that some concrete suggestions and action plan will emerge from the brain storming session and a definite strategy can be prepared for conservation of water resources and cleaning Ganga.

A vision document titled “Vision Ganga” prepared by Centre for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies was also released on the occasion.

The four day summit has been organised by Centre for Ganga River Basin Management and studies, IIT Kanpur with the collaboration of National Mission for Clean Ganga, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation with the main focus on “Valuing Water Transforming Ganga”. The summit will address both macro as well as micro issues related to the water sector moving the markers dynamics towards the adoption of an integrated water resources management model. The first summit was held in 2012.

The Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Shri Nitin Gadkari along with the Union Minister for Drinking Water & Sanitation, Sushri Uma Bharti lighting the lamp at the India Water Impact Summit 2017, in New Delhi on December 05, 2017.

The Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Shri Nitin Gadkari along with the Union Minister for Drinking Water & Sanitation, Sushri Uma Bharti releasing ‘Vision Ganga’, at the India Water Impact Summit 2017, in New Delhi on December 05, 2017. The Director General, National Mission for Clean Ganga, Shri U.P. Singh is also seen.

The Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Shri Nitin Gadkari addressing at the India Water Impact Summit 2017, in New Delhi on December 05, 2017.

The Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Shri Nitin Gadkari addressing at the India Water Impact Summit 2017, in New Delhi on December 05, 2017.

The Union Minister for Drinking Water & Sanitation, Sushri Uma Bharti addressing at the India Water Impact Summit 2017, in New Delhi on December 05, 2017.

The Union Minister for Drinking Water & Sanitation, Sushri Uma Bharti addressing at the India Water Impact Summit 2017, in New Delhi on December 05, 2017.

 

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Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
International Dam Safety Conference to be held at Thiruvananthapuram
Posted On: 22 JAN 2018 4:04PM by PIB Delhi

India will be hosting the International Dam Safety Conference - 2018 at Thiruvananthapuram on January 23-24. Shri Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister of Kerala will inaugurate the conference and Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Union Minister of State for of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation will preside over the inaugural function. Central Water Commission is organizing the event in association with Kerala Water Resources Department (KWRD), Kerala State Electricity Board, National Institute of Technology Calicut and College of Engineering, Trivandrum.

Dam safety conferences are organized as an annual event under the Dam Safety Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) project being run by the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR,RD & GR) in the seven states of Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, and Uttarakhand. Launched in the year 2012 with a financial outlay of Rs. 2100 Crores, this World Bank aided project aims at the rehabilitation of old dams in the country that may be experiencing distress and are in need of attention for ensuring their structural safety and operational efficiency. The project also aims to strengthen the institutional capacity and project management in this area. As part of this exercise, DRIP has been engaged in bringing greater awareness on dam safety issues and finding novel solutions to address them by pooling the best technologies, knowledge and experience available around the world. In this direction, Dam Safety Conferences are being organized as annual events in the different DRIP states. Dam professionals, academicians, scientists, as well as industries assemble to deliberate on the problems associated with the dam safety and share the concepts, techniques, instruments, materials etc. available to address the design and construction of new dams, and also for monitoring, surveillance, operation, maintenance, rehabilitation along with disaster mitigation measures for existing dams.

The upcoming conference at Trivandrum will see the participation of 550 delegates from over 20 countries. Some of the international experts include Dr Anton J Schleiss, President of the International Commission on Large Dam EPFL Switzerland, Dr Nicholos Schofield, Chief Executive of Australian Water Partnership, Mr Satoru Ueda, Lead Dam Specialist of the World Bank, Dr Martin Wieland, global seismic expert from Switzerland, Dr Ignacio Escuder Bueno, President of Spanish Commission on Large Dams, Technical University of Valencia, Spain, Dr Desmond Harfort, leading dam safety expert, BC Hydro Canada, Mr Angus Swindon, National Director, Entura, Hydro Tasmania, Australia Over 140 technical papers will be presented on several aspects of dam safety including case studies. About 30 national and international organizations are showcasing contemporary developments in technology, materials, instrumentation and their application in addressing dam safety issues during the exhibition being organized during the conference. The themes for various sessions include Sustainable Dam Safety Initiatives; Uncertainties and Risk Management in Dams; Operation, Maintenance, Rehabilitation, and Upgrading of existing dams; Dam Safety Management Practices; and Integrated Flood Management for existing dams.

Seven dam safety guidelines and manuals developed under DRIP will also be released for implementation during the conference. A software programme - Dam Health and Rehabilitation Monitoring Application (DHARMA)- will also be launched during the conference. DHARMA is a web tool to digitize all dam related data effectively. It will help to document authentic asset and health information pertaining to the large dams in the country, enabling appropriate actions to ensure need based rehabilitation. It is a new stride in asset management aspect by India.

The key recommendations emerging from the deliberations of the conference will be circulated to stakeholders as well as policy makers for implementation. Select technical papers received for the conference will be published as a compendium to provide a permanent reference in the libraries of the State Agencies responsible for design, construction, operation and maintenance of dams. For wider dissemination, the compendium will also be available on the DRIP website: www.damsafety.in.

Dams have played a key role in fostering rapid and sustained agricultural and rural growth and development, which have been key priorities for the Govt. of India since independence. Over the last seventy years, India has invested substantially in the critical infrastructure required to manage and store the limited surface water resources in reservoirs to ensure food, energy, and water securities. Globally India ranks third after China and the United States of America in terms of number of large dams (5254 large dams in operation and 447 large dams under construction) with a total storage capacity of about 283 billion cubic meters. About 80% of these large dams are more than twenty-five years old, and about 213 dams exceed the age of 100 years and were built in an era whose design practices and safety considerations do not match with the current design standards and the prevailing safety norms. This necessitates special efforts at rehabilitation of old dams and ensuring their long term structural safety.

The project DRIP consists of three main components; Component I: Rehabilitation of selected dams and their appurtenances; Component II: Institutional Strengthening; and Component III: Project Management. Institutional Strengthening includes capacity building in the DRIP Implementing Agencies through national and international training, equipping selected premier academic institutions in dam safety areas so that their expertise can be utilized to provide solutions to dam safety issues, assisting in the development of Emergency Action Plans (EAP) for dams, developing the software tool ‘Dam Health and Rehabilitation Monitoring Application (DHARMA)’, Seismic Hazard Mapping for the entire Country and development of Seismic Hazard Assessment Information System (SHAISYS), preparation of Guidelines and Manuals, strengthening of Dam Safety Organisations etc. In the year 2017, the project was extended by two years, until June 2020, to finish all the programmed rehabilitation works on 223 dams with a proposed revised cost of 3466 Crore INR.

 

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The Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal lighting the lamp to inaugurate the International Dam Safety Conference, at Kovalam, in Thiruvananthapuram on January 23, 2018.

The Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal visiting the Technological Exhibition, at the inauguration of the International Dam Safety Conference, at Kovalam, in Thiruvananthapuram on January 23, 2018. The Minister for Power, Kerala, Shri M.M. Mani and the Minister for Water Resources, Kerala, Shri Mathew T. Thomas are also seen.

The Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal addressing a press conference on the sidelines of the International Dam Safety Conference, at Kovalam, in Thiruvananthapuram on January 23, 2018. The Minister for Power, Kerala, Shri M.M. Mani and the Minister for Water Resources, Kerala, Shri Mathew T. Thomas are also seen.

 

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Ministry of Finance
01-February, 2018 13:42 IST
Rs.14.34 Lakh Crore to be spent in 2018-19 for creation of livelihood and infrastructure in rural areas

Rs. 2600 Crore allocated under Prime Minister Krishi Sinchai Yojna to provide assured irrigation in 96 deprived irrigation districts

The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley, while announcing the General Budget 2018-19 in Parliament today announced important measures to give a boost to livelihoods in rural areas of the country. “As my proposals outlined indicate, focus of the Government next year will be on providing maximum livelihood opportunities in the rural areas by spending more on livelihood, agriculture and allied activities and construction of rural infrastructure”, the Minister said.

Shri Jaitley informed that in 2018-19, for creation of livelihood and infrastructure in rural areas, total amount to be spent by various Ministries will be Rs.14.34 lakh crore, including extra-budgetary and non-budgetary resources of Rs.11.98 lakh crore. Apart from employment due to farming activities and self employment, this expenditure will create employment of 321 crore person days, 3.17 lakh kilometers of rural roads, 51 lakh new rural houses, 1.88 crore toilets, and provide 1.75 crore new household electric connections besides boosting agricultural growth.

Further, the Government substantially increased the allocation of National Rural Livelihood Mission to Rs. 5750 crore in 2018-19. Shri Jaitley said that loans to Self Help Groups (SHGs) of women increased to about Rs. 42,500 crore in 2016-17, growing 37% over previous year. The Government is confident that loans to SHGs will increase to Rs.75,000 crore by March, 2019, the Minister added.

Strengthening the Ground water irrigation scheme under Prime Minister Krishi Sinchai Yojna - Har Khet ko Pani – the Government allocated Rs 2600 crore for this purpose. This would provide assured irrigation in 96 deprived irrigation districts where less than 30% of the land holdings get that presently, the Minister said.



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Ministry of Water Resources
15-March, 2018 15:43 IST
Projects of Andhra Pradesh under AIBP

Eight (08) Irrigation Projects of Andhra Pradesh have been included in the 99 prioritized projects under PMKSY-AIBP. The year of inclusion under AIBP, present physical status, total funds released and targeted completion schedule of prioritized projects of A.P. are given below:

(Rs. In Cr.)

S.No.
Name of Project
Year of Inclusion
Present Physical Progress in percentage as reported by State
CA released/Sanctionedfrom 2012-13 till date
State share released by NABARD from 2016-17 till date
targeted completion schedule

1.

Gundlakamma Reservoir Project

2005-06

94.23

11.79

148.59

(06/2018)

2.

Tadipudi Lift Irrigation Scheme

2006-07

72.17

-

55

(12/2018)

3.

Pushkara Lift Irrigation Scheme

2006-07

98.15

-

34

(06/2018)

4.

ThotapallyBarriage Project

2005-06

86.37

-

-

(06/2018)

5.

TarakaramTeertaSagaram

2005-06

49.48

3.447

251.75

(06/2019)

6.

Musrumilli Reservoir Project

2007-08

93.67

7.4

-

(06/2018)

7.

Yerrakalva Reservoir Project

2000-01

96.46

-

-

(06/2018)

8.

Maddigedda Reservoir Project

2000-01

100%

-

-

Completed



The State has submitted proposals for Fast Track Performa Clearance (FTPC) in respect of five projects namely; Gundlakamma Reservoir Project, Pushkara Lift Irrigation Scheme, Thotapally Barrage Project, Tarakaram Teerta Sagaram and Yerrakalva Reservoir Project. FTPC for Gundlakamma project has been accorded. Its estimated cost of Rs.397.41 crore at 2005-06 price level has increased to Rs.697.39 crore at 2015-16 price level. FTPC of other 4 projects depends upon satisfactory compliances/information from the State Government in this regard.



The Minister of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Shri Nitin Gadkari gave this information in reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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Ministry of Water Resources
26-April, 2018 16:02 IST
Water storage level of 91 major reservoirs of The Country goes down by one percent

The water storage available in 91 major reservoirs of the country for the week ending on April 26, 2018 was 37.109 BCM which is 23% of total storage capacity of these reservoirs. This percentage was at 24 for the week ending on April 19, 2018. The level of water storage in the week ending on April 26, 2018 was 85% of the storage of corresponding period of last year and 90% of storage of average of last ten years.

The total storage capacity of these 91 reservoirs is 161.993 BCM which is about 63% of the total storage capacity of 257.812 BCM which is estimated to have been created in the country. 37 Reservoirs out of these 91 have hydropower benefit with installed capacity of more than 60 MW.

REGION WISE STORAGE STATUS:-

NORTHERN REGION

The northern region includes States of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan. There are six reservoirs under CWC monitoring having total live storage capacity of 18.01 BCM. The total live storage available in these reservoirs is 3.54 BCM which is 20% of total live storage capacity of these reservoirs. The storage during corresponding period of last year was 26% and average storage of last ten years during corresponding period was 27% of live storage capacity of these reservoirs. Thus, storage during current year is less than the corresponding period of last year and is also less than the average storage of last ten years during the corresponding period.

EASTERN REGION

The Eastern region includes States of Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal and Tripura. There are 15 reservoirs under CWC monitoring having total live storage capacity of 18.83 BCM. The total live storage available in these reservoirs is 6.72 BCM which is 36% of total live storage capacity of these reservoirs. The storage during corresponding period of last year was 44% and average storage of last ten years during corresponding period was 30% of live storage capacity of these reservoirs. Thus, storage during current year is less than the corresponding period of last year but is better than the average storage of last ten years during the corresponding period.

WESTERN REGION

The Western region includes States of Gujarat and Maharashtra. There are 27 reservoirs under CWC monitoring having total live storage capacity of 31.26 BCM. The total live storage available in these reservoirs is 7.52 BCM which is 24% of total live storage capacity of these reservoirs. The storage during corresponding period of last year was 29% and average storage of last ten years during corresponding period was 28% of live storage capacity of these reservoirs. Thus, storage during current year is less than the storage of last year and is also less than the average storage of last ten years during the corresponding period.

CENTRAL REGION

The Central region includes States of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. There are 12 reservoirs under CWC monitoring having total live storage capacity of 42.30 BCM. The total live storage available in these reservoirs is 11.79 BCM which is 28% of total live storage capacity of these reservoirs. The storage during corresponding period of last year was 40% and average storage of last ten years during corresponding period was 27% of live storage capacity of these reservoirs. Thus, storage during current year is less than the storage of last year but is better than the average storage of last ten years during the corresponding period.

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 under CWC monitoring having total live storage capacity of 51.59 BCM. The total live storage available in these reservoirs is 7.54 BCM which is 15% of total live storage capacity of these reservoirs. The storage during corresponding period of last year was 10% and average storage of last ten years during corresponding period was 20% of live storage capacity of these reservoirs. Thus, storage during current year is better than the corresponding period of last year but is less than the average storage of last ten years during the corresponding period.

States having better storage than last year for corresponding period are Rajasthan, West Bengal, Tripura, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, AP&TG (Two combined projects in both states), Andhra Pradesh Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. States having lesser storage than last year for corresponding period are Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Jharkhand, Odisha, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana.

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Ministry of Water Resources
03-May, 2018 16:56 IST
Water storage level of 91 major reservoirs of the country goes down by one percent

The water storage available in 91 major reservoirs of the country for the week ending on May 03, 2018 was 35.219 BCM which is 22% of total storage capacity of these reservoirs. This percentage was at 23 for the week ending on April 26, 2018. The level of water storage in the week ending on May 03, 2018 was 85% of the storage of corresponding period of last year and 90% of storage of average of last ten years.


The total storage capacity of these 91 reservoirs is 161.993 BCM which is about 63% of the total storage capacity of 257.812 BCM which is estimated to have been created in the country. 37 Reservoirs out of these 91 have hydropower benefit with installed capacity of more than 60 MW.

REGION WISE STORAGE STATUS:-

NORTHERN REGION

The northern region includes States of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan. There are six reservoirs under CWC monitoring having total live storage capacity of 18.01 BCM. The total live storage available in these reservoirs is 3.45 BCM which is 19% of total live storage capacity of these reservoirs. The storage during corresponding period of last year was 26% and average storage of last ten years during corresponding period was 27% of live storage capacity of these reservoirs. Thus, storage during current year is less than the corresponding period of last year and is also less than the average storage of last ten years during the corresponding period.

EASTERN REGION

The Eastern region includes States of Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal and Tripura. There are 15 reservoirs under CWC monitoring having total live storage capacity of 18.83 BCM. The total live storage available in these reservoirs is 6.42 BCM which is 34% of total live storage capacity of these reservoirs. The storage during corresponding period of last year was 41% and average storage of last ten years during corresponding period was 28% of live storage capacity of these reservoirs. Thus, storage during current year is less than the corresponding period of last year but is better than the average storage of last ten years during the corresponding period.

WESTERN REGION

The Western region includes States of Gujarat and Maharashtra. There are 27 reservoirs under CWC monitoring having total live storage capacity of 31.26 BCM. The total live storage available in these reservoirs is 6.97 BCM which is 22% of total live storage capacity of these reservoirs. The storage during corresponding period of last year was 27% and average storage of last ten years during corresponding period was 27% of live storage capacity of these reservoirs. Thus, storage during current year is less than the storage of last year and is also less than the average storage of last ten years during the corresponding period.

CENTRAL REGION

The Central region includes States of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. There are 12 reservoirs under CWC monitoring having total live storage capacity of 42.30 BCM. The total live storage available in these reservoirs is 11.38 BCM which is 27% of total live storage capacity of these reservoirs. The storage during corresponding period of last year was 38% and average storage of last ten years during corresponding period was 25% of live storage capacity of these reservoirs. Thus, storage during current year is less than the storage of last year but is better than the average storage of last ten years during the corresponding period.

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 under CWC monitoring having total live storage capacity of 51.59 BCM. The total live storage available in these reservoirs is 7.00 BCM which is 14% of total live storage capacity of these reservoirs. The storage during corresponding period of last year was 9% and average storage of last ten years during corresponding period was 19% of live storage capacity of these reservoirs. Thus, storage during current year is better than the corresponding period of last year but is less than the average storage of last ten years during the corresponding period.

States having better storage than last year for corresponding period are Rajasthan, West Bengal, Tripura, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, AP&TG (Two combined projects in both states), Andhra Pradesh Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. States having lesser storage than last year for corresponding period are Himachal Pradesh,Punjab, Jharkhand, Odisha, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana.



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Ministry of Water Resources
10-May, 2018 17:40 IST
Water storage level of 91 major reservoirs of the country goes down by two percent

The water storage available in 91 major reservoirs of the country for the week ending on May 10, 2018 was 33.186 BCM which is 20% of total storage capacity of these reservoirs. This percentage was at 22 for the week ending on May 03, 2018. The level of water storage in the week ending on May 10, 2018 was 88% of the storage of corresponding period of last year and 92% of storage of average of last ten years.

The total storage capacity of these 91 reservoirs is 161.993 BCM which is about 63% of the total storage capacity of 257.812 BCM which is estimated to have been created in the country. 37 Reservoirs out of these 91 have hydropower benefit with installed capacity of more than 60 MW.



REGION WISE STORAGE STATUS:-



NORTHERN REGION

The northern region includes States of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan. There are six reservoirs under CWC monitoring having total live storage capacity of 18.01 BCM. The total live storage available in these reservoirs is 3.19 BCM which is 18% of total live storage capacity of these reservoirs. The storage during corresponding period of last year was 24% and average storage of last ten years during corresponding period was 26% of live storage capacity of these reservoirs. Thus, storage during current year is less than the corresponding period of last year and is also less than the average storage of last ten years during the corresponding period.



EASTERN REGION

The Eastern region includes States of Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal and Tripura. There are 15 reservoirs under CWC monitoring having total live storage capacity of 18.83 BCM. The total live storage available in these reservoirs is 5.85 BCM which is 31% of total live storage capacity of these reservoirs. The storage during corresponding period of last year was 37% and average storage of last ten years during corresponding period was 25% of live storage capacity of these reservoirs. Thus, storage during current year is less than the corresponding period of last year but is better than the average storage of last ten years during the corresponding period.



WESTERN REGION

The Western region includes States of Gujarat and Maharashtra. There are 27 reservoirs under CWC monitoring having total live storage capacity of 31.26 BCM. The total live storage available in these reservoirs is 6.36 BCM which is 20% of total live storage capacity of these reservoirs. The storage during corresponding period of last year was 25% and average storage of last ten years during corresponding period was 25% of live storage capacity of these reservoirs. Thus, storage during current year is less than the storage of last year and is also less than the average storage of last ten years during the corresponding period.



CENTRAL REGION

The Central region includes States of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. There are 12 reservoirs under CWC monitoring having total live storage capacity of 42.30 BCM. The total live storage available in these reservoirs is 10.94 BCM which is 26% of total live storage capacity of these reservoirs. The storage during corresponding period of last year was 34% and average storage of last ten years during corresponding period was 23% of live storage capacity of these reservoirs. Thus, storage during current year is less than the storage of last year but is better than the average storage of last ten years during the corresponding period.



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 under CWC monitoring having total live storage capacity of 51.59 BCM. The total live storage available in these reservoirs is 6.85 BCM which is 13% of total live storage capacity of these reservoirs. The storage during corresponding period of last year was 8% and average storage of last ten years during corresponding period was 18% of live storage capacity of these reservoirs. Thus, storage during current year is better than the corresponding period of last year but is less than the average storage of last ten years during the corresponding period.

States having better storage than last year for corresponding period are Rajasthan, West Bengal, Tripura, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, AP&TG (Two combined projects in both states), Andhra Pradesh Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. States having lesser storage than last year for corresponding period are Himachal Pradesh,Punjab, Jharkhand, Odisha, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana.

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Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami inspecting flood-affected areas in Kumarapalayam in Nammakal on Sunday. | Photo Credit: E. Lakshmi Narayanan

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Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami said in Erode on Sunday that check dams will be constructed across the State over a three year period at a cost of ₹1000 crores to save rain water.

He inspected houses at Bhavani that were affected due to flooding in Bhavani and Cauvery rivers and interacted with the people. He also distributed flood relief assistance.

Addressing media persons, he said that to save rain water during monsoon, check dams will be constructed across the State and in the first phase, 62 check dams will be constructed at an investment of ₹292 crore in the current year.

The CM said a committee comprising retired chief engineers has been formed to inspect places across the State and select the locations to construct the check dams. The committee would submit the report in two months after which works will begin, he added. “Since River Cauvery flows in plains, dams cannot be constructed across it”, he added.

Mr. Palaniswami said food, water and medical assistance are being provided to people at flood relief camps in the district and tenements will be constructed for people living in low lying areas at Bhavani.

 

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https://www.thehindu.com/news/natio...142-ft-says-panneerselvam/article24730978.ece

Mullaperiyar dam ‘safe’ to store water up to 142 ft, says Panneerselvam

Theni (TN), August 19, 2018 17:17 IST
Updated: August 19, 2018 17:17 IST


Vijayan had also sought the Centre’s intervention as he raised concerns about safety of the dam.

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam has said rumours were being spread over the stability of Mullaperiyar dam with an aim to create a wedge between the people of the state and Kerala, asserting that the reservoir was ‘safe’ to store water up to 142 feet.

“Experts have opined that water could be stored up to 142 ft.. There is no need to fear.. The dam is strong.. the dam will not be affected even if there is a tremor or quake,” Mr. Panneerselvam told reporters here last night, after visiting the Kumuli road, which got damaged due to a landslide

“People of Kerala are our brothers and sisters.. Some people are trying to create misunderstanding between us,” he said referring to the rumours doing rounds on social media platforms that the Mullaperiyar dam has developed some cracks.

The Deputy Chief Minister’s statement comes following a plea made by flood-hit Kerala on August 15, for reducing the water level in the Mullaperiyar reservoir to 139 feet over safety concerns in view of heavy inflows.

The Tamil Nadu government had turned down the request saying the century-old reservoir was ‘safe’ enough to store water up to 142 feet.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had also sought the Centre’s intervention as he raised concerns about safety of the dam in view of the swelling inflows following torrential rains lashing the state.

The Supreme Court had on August 16 directed the Disaster Management sub-committee of Mullaperiyar Dam to consider reducing water level up to 139 feet from the present 142 feet, considering the “grave” flood situation in all the 14 districts of Kerala.

The two states are locked in a dispute over the storage level in the dam, situated in high-range Idukki district of Kerala, which has been raising concerns about safety of people living downstream.

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At Idukki district the rains were 92% above normal

https://www.thehindu.com/news/natio...ormal-by-42-till-date-imd/article24731058.ece

Kerala rains 2018
The rainfall from August 1 to 19 alone was above normal by 164%
The India Meteorology Department has said that the rainfall over Kerala during the southwest monsoon season 2018 (June 1 to August 19, 2018) has been exceptionally high.

Kerala has so far received 2346.6 mm rain against the normal of 1649.5 mm (above normal by 42%). The spatial distribution of district-wise seasonal rainfall indicates that the highest excess rainfall was recorded at Idukki district (92% above normal) followed by Palakkad (72% above normal).

The rainfall over Kerala during June, July and up to August 19 has been 15%, 18% and 164% above normal respectively. The rainfall over Kerala has been in general above normal throughout the season. Specially, there were two consecutive active spells with above normal rainfall peaking around June 14. Another peak rainfall activity was experienced around July 20.

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https://www.thehindu.com/news/citie...-srisailam-project-lifted/article24727968.ece
Eight crest gates of Srisailam project lifted
B. Chandrashekhar
HYDERABAD, August 18, 2018 23:48 IST
Updated: August 18, 2018 23:50 IST

2.14 lakh cusecs of flood was discharged through the eight gates of Srisailam dam by 10 p.m. on Saturday, in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh.

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At 10 p.m. on Saturday, water level reached 533 ft in Nagarjunasagar, raising the hopes of farmers in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh

The crest gates of the Srisailam reservoir were lifted on Saturday morning to discharge flood from the spillway towards Nagarjunasagar raising hopes of farmers in the command area of the latter both in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Last year, the spillway discharge of flood from Srisailam could commence only on October 12. But, bountiful rains in the catchment areas of Krishna and Tungabhadra rivers in Karnataka have made it possible almost two months in advance (55 days) this year. The decision to open the crest gates was taken by the Andhra Pradesh Government, which controls the operation of Srisailam, on Friday night.

Accordingly, Water Resources Minister of AP D. Umamaheswara Rao offered prayers to the reservoir water before four crest gates were lifted for 10 feet height each to discharge about 1.05 lakh cusecs of flood downstream at 9 a.m. The water level in the reservoir reached 881 ft against the full reservoir level 885 ft at that time and the storage was 193 tmc ft against the capacity of 215.81 tmc ft. As the inflows into Srisailam increased from 3.48 lakh cusecs in the morning to 3.73 lakhs by 4 p.m., the dam authorities decided to open two more gates for 10 ft height each to increase the discharge from the spillway to 1.6 lakh cusecs. But, two more gate were opened at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. to increase the discharge to over 2.14 lakh cusecs although the inflows decreased to 3.24 lakh cusecs by then. The water level in the reservoir was recorded at 882 ft with storage of 199 tmc ft at 9 pm on Saturday.

The water in Nagarjunasagar which reached 530 ft against the FRL of 590 ft in the morning with a storage of 168 tmc ft against the capacity of 312 tmc ft. At 10 p.m., it improved to 533 ft with storage of 174 tmc ft.

On the other hand, the position of Sriramsagar in Godavari basin has also improved with continuing flood of around 50,000 cusecs. The storage in the project reached 31 tmc ft on Friday night against its capacity of 90.3 tmc ft. also raising the hopes of farmers in the command area.

The Central Water Commission has forecast increase in the inflows into Sriramsagar but decrease in the flood to Srisailam.

Meanwhile, except for some intermittent heavy showers at some places, the average rainfall in Telangana during the last one week has not been very high, although it has been higher than the normal – 119 mm against the normal of 61.5 mm. The weather department has forecast isolated heavy rains across Telangana on Sunday and Monday.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/godavari-krishna-in-spate/article24727930.ece
Vijayawada, August 18, 2018 23:45 IST
Updated: August 18, 2018 23:45 IST

People of lanka villages badly hit; four gates of Srisailam reservoir lifted

The Godavari and the Krishna are in spate in the State following heavy rains in their respective catchment areas.

A peak of 14.49 lakh cusecs was discharged from the Godavari in the early of Saturday at the Barrage at Dowleswaram, downstream Rajamahendravaram, in East Godavari district.

The authorities sounded “second warning” after the water level at the barrage crossed the 13.75 feet in the early hours. The water level went right up to 14.2 feet and then gradually fell to 13.7 ft. by evening. The discharge too fell to 12.72 lakh cusecs, making the authorities withdraw the second warning at 6 p.m. On the Krishna, the Srisailam reservoir, which receives water from both the main river and Tungabhadra, the tributary, saw all the action. The reservoir, which has a flood cushion of less than 5 tmcft, received an inflow of over 3.5 lakh cusecs through most of the day.

Minister for Water Resources Devineni Umamaheswara Rao was at the dam supervising the lifting of four radial gates to release over two lakh cusecs downstream, to the Nagarjuna Sagar reservoir in the morning.

As the inflows crossed 3.5 lakh cusecs in the evening, the authorities opened two more gates.

As the flood in the Godavari peaked, water entered a few villages on the banks of the river both in East and West Godavari districts.

Water entered over two dozen low-lying villages in Devipatnam mandal of East Godavari district.

With several lanka (island) villages in East and West Godavari districts getting marooned by the rising flood waters, people who had standing crop and livestock were put to inconvenience.

People living in Ainavilli, a lanka village, had to depend on country boats when the causeway that connects it to the mainland got submerged in the floodwaters.

There was no access to Ayodhyalanka, Puchchalanka, Rayilanka, Marrilanka and Bheemalapuruam in Achanta mandal of West Godavari district.

Similarly, there was no access to Edurubedam, G. Peedapudi, K. Enugupallilanka, Sivailanka, and Kajvelu in East Godavari district.

The plight of people turned worse as the authorities regulated the movement of country boats with the increase in flood.

Relief camps

Authorities in East Godavari opened seven relief camps to accommodate several families being evacuated from the low-lying areas. Over 1,000 people evacuated from villages in the early hours were accommodated in these camps.

The 3.5 lakh cusecs that was discharged from the Srisailam reservoir is, however, welcome as the Nagarjuna Sagar reservoir has a flood cushion of 144 tmcft.

 

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The water level in Godavari hovered around 44 feet at Bhadrachalam, in Bhadradri Kothagudem district, on Saturday. | Photo Credit: G. N. Rao

Flood warning stays throughout the course of river Godavari in both Telugu States

The water level in the Godavari at Bhadrachalam showed signs of receding on Saturday even as the flood warning remained in effect throughout the course of the river as part of disaster prevention measures.

The water level hovered around 44 feet, one feet above the first flood warning level, at the temple town on Saturday evening.

The surging tributaries of the Godavari, including Taliperu, continued to pose flood threat to the low-lying areas, particularly villages situated along the banks of the Godavari in Bhadrachalam division.

Sources said that the road link to Sunnambatti, a riverside habitation, in Dummugudem mandal, was severed on Saturday after a swollen stream flooded a culvert on the Sunnambatti-Bairagulapadu road in the early hours of the day.

The statue of Goddess Sita situated along the banks of Sitammavagu stream at the famous pilgrim centre of Parnashala in Dummugudem mandal remained under a sheet of water with backwaters of the Godavari swirling into the local stream.

Several parts of Bhadrachalam Agency, including Dummugudem mandal, witnessed moderate to heavy rains on Saturday.

Meanwhile, several cases of viral fever and other seasonal ailments were reported from Anjanapuram in Konijerla mandal and various tribal habitations in Tirumalayapalem mandal in Khammam district.

Nizamabad Special Correspondent writes: Water level in Sriramsagar Project increased by over 3 tmcf -- from 27 tmc to 30.270 tmc -- since 6 a.m., with 58,000 cusecs of water flowing into the reservoir by 5 p.m. on Saturday.

Over 28,000 cusecs of water flowed into the project in the morning and gradually went up to 81,160 cusecs by noon. Since then on, it has gone down to 58,000 cusecs. The water level increased from 1067.50 ft to 1070 ft., according to the hourly bulletin released by the SRSP authorities.

Like on Friday, on Saturday too, there were no inflows into Nizamsagar Project and Ramadugu medium irrigation project. The composite district witnessed only showers on Saturday.