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Ministry of Water Resources
12-January, 2018 15:52 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 January 11, 2018 was 80.484 BCM which is 50% of total storage capacity of these reservoirs. This percentage was at 52 for the week ending on January 04, 2018. The level of water storage in the week ending on January 11, 2018 was 93% of the storage of corresponding period of last year and 93% 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 8.90 BCM which is 49% of total live storage capacity of these reservoirs. The storage during corresponding period of last year was 43% and average storage of last ten years during corresponding period was 50% of live storage capacity of these reservoirs. Thus, storage during current year is better than the corresponding period of last year and is 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 13.37 BCM which is 71% of total live storage capacity of these reservoirs. The storage during corresponding period of last year was 76% and average storage of last ten years during corresponding period was 64% 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 15.97 BCM which is 51% of total live storage capacity of these reservoirs. The storage during corresponding period of last year was 58% and average storage of last ten years during corresponding period was 54% 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 19.96 BCM which is 47% of total live storage capacity of these reservoirs. The storage during corresponding period of last year was 70% and average storage of last ten years during corresponding period was 53% 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.



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 22.28 BCM which is 43% of total live storage capacity of these reservoirs. The storage during corresponding period of last year was 32% and average storage of last ten years during corresponding period was 51% 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 Himachal Pradesh, 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 Punjab, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Odisha, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana.



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Ministry of Water Resources
12-January, 2018 19:00 IST
Water Resources Ministry Signs MoU with Bihar and Jharkhand for Completion of North Koel Reservoir Project

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India, State of Bihar and State of Jharkhand for completion of balance works of North Koel reservoir project at an estimated cost of Rs. 1622.27 crore.

A supplementary Memorandum of Agreement has also been signed between Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India, National Water Development Agency, NABARD with State Governments of Bihar and Jharkhand for funding of the state share under Long Term Irrigation Fund (LTIF) for North Koel reservoir project.

The MoU was signed on 12th January 2018 during a meeting chaired by Shri Upendra Prasad Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. Shri Sanjay Kundu, Director General NWDA and Shri HR Dave, Deputy Managing Director, NABARD were also present.

The construction of North Koel project was started in 1972 but was later halted in 1993. The project situated on North Koel river, a tributary of Sone river will provide irrigation to 1,11,521 hectares of land annually in the most backward and drought prone areas of Palamu and Garhwa districts in Jharkhand and Aurangabad and Gaya districts in Bihar.

Out of the estimated cost of balance works of Rs. 1622.27 crores, the common component amounting to Rs. 1013.11 crores shall be borne by the Govt. of India as a grant from LTIF under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY). Out of remaining cost of works amounting to Rs. 609.16 crores pertaining to Bihar and Jharkhand portion, 60% of the cost amounting to Rs. 365.5 crores shall be financed by Central Government from LTIF making the total Central share as Rs 1378.61 crore. Remaining 40% of cost amounting to Rs. 243.66 crores will be borne by the States through the loan financed by NABARD.

The project is scheduled to be completed in 30 months from the start of the project.


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http://www.hindustantimes.com/india...ason-sowing/story-7wD5zsBoRVCJPtoszbDBHM.html

Low Narmada Dam water level forces Gujarat to curtail rabi season sowing

india Updated: Jan 13, 2018 08:40 IST
Indo Asian News Service

Canal of Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada river in Gujarat.(Representative image)

  • With last monsoon’s scanty rainfall in Madhya Pradesh reducing the Narmada dam reservoir’s water storage to its lowest in 15 years, the Gujarat government asked the state’s farmers to skip the summer sowing, which starts around March.

    The decision was taken following the Narmada Control Authority’s (NCA) decision to curtail water supplies to the state by half due to the scanty rainfall.

    The Gujarat government, in a statement issued on Friday, said that water storage in the dams under Narmada command area had dropped by 45 per cent this year, following which it had decided to suspend water supplies in the Narmada canal network for irrigation purposes from March 15.

    Citing the NCA meeting held on January 10 in New Delhi, the government advisory, quoting Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd (SSNNL), said: “The NCA had decided to curtail water supplies to the beneficiary states of the Sardar Sarovar Dam.

    “As a result, Gujarat state will get 4.71 million acre feet water from the scheme as against the planned 9 million acre feet. This necessitated curtailment in the Narmada water supplies and store it for drinking purpose.”

    The SSNNL statement said: “We urge the farmers depending on Narmada waters for summer cultivation not to take up sowing, as there will be no water supplies for irrigation from Narmada scheme from March 15. Those, having alternate irrigation facility can make use of that instead.”

    The statement also said that the Narmada water supply for drinking purposes would not get affected due to the NCA decision.

    The state has about 1.5 million hectares under summer cultivation, where some of the major summer crops include sesame, millets, pulses, groundnut and paddy.
 

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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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