Decline in flow of major rivers in India


15 Dec 2009

The data in respect of 81 reservoirs monitored by Central Water Commission (CWC) under Ministry of Water Resources indicate that the total live storage capacity at the end of the monsoon season 2009 was about 20% less than the corresponding live storage during the year 2008 and 10% less than the last ten years average live storage.

In case of Godavari river basin, the total live storage of the reservoirs monitored by CWC at the end of the monsoon season of 2009 was about 53% less than the ten year average live storage

The shortfalls in the live storage capacity in Indus and Ganga have been found to be about 30% and 11% respectively.