India, May 4 -- The water storage situation in India is steadily deteriorating. While storage in 166 reservoirs has fallen below 40 per cent, water levels in river basins are also steadily declining. Reservoir levels in Assam, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, and West Bengal have decreased compared to last year. The weekly bulletin issued by the Central Water Commission (CWC) on April 30, 2026, clearly indicates this.

The CWC monitors the live storage of 166 reservoirs in the country and issues a weekly bulletin every Thursday. Of these reservoirs, 20 are connected to hydropower projects, with a total live storage capacity of 35.299 billion cubic meters (BCM). The total live storage capacity of these 166 reser...