The water storage available in 85 important reservoirs of the country as on Aug. 21, 2014 was 101.253 BCM which is 65% of total storage capacity of these reservoirs.

This storage is 85% of the storage of corresponding period of last year and 105% of storage of average of last ten years. The present storage position during current year is less than storage position of last year but better than the average storage of last ten years.

Central Water Commission monitors live storage status of 85 important reservoirs of the country on weekly basis. These reservoirs include 37 reservoirs having hydropower benefit with installed capacity of more than 60 MW.

The total storage capacity of these reservoirs is 155.046 BCM which is about 61% of the storage capacity of 253.388 BCM which is estimated to have been created in the country.

The water storage available in 85 important reservoirs as on August 7, 2014 was 88.735 BCM which is 57%.