Water Storage In Dams

An alert has been sounded by Kerala as the water level in Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala reached its maximum permissible storage capacity of 142 feet today.

With heavy rains continuing to lash parts of Kerala, water levels in several dams, including the Mullaperiyar and Idukki, in the state are reaching their respective storage capacities and some even reached red alert status on Sunday.

The water level in Mullaperiyar dam touched 142 feet on Tuesday and the storage is in line with the norms set forth by the Central Water Commission, the Tamil Nadu government said.

Ten gates of Majalgaon Dam in Maharashtra's Beed district were opened on Monday morning after heavy rains took the water stock to 100 per cent of capacity from 69.23 per cent a day earlier, an official said.

While parts of western Maharashtra and Konkan are facing floods due to heavy rains, the water level in various dams of the Marathwada region has dipped as compared to this time last year, as per the irrigation department.

Even as the coronavirus situation in Maharashtra is grim, there is some solace for the state as far as the water stock is concerned as it has reported nearly three times more useful storage as compared to the corresponding period last year.

With water storage in dams dropping to a "critical" level, the Centre has issued a "drought advisory" to Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu, asking them to use water judiciously.

Reservoirs in Maharashtra's Nashik district have only 17 per cent water stock of their total storage capacity as of now, almost nine per cent less compared to last year, officials said on Tuesday.

The water level in the Krishnarajasagar Dam in Mandya district of Karnataka is getting closer to dead storage levels. The dam is the main source of drinking water for towns like Mysuru, Mandya and others on the highway to Bengaluru. It also supplies water to that big capital city - and the hope is for summer rains to improve the situation. With les...

The states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have been at logger heads over sharing of Cauvery water in a distress year. The failure of south west monsoon has resulted in water storage in crucial reservoirs dipping to alarming levels in Karnataka. And every time the water level dips in KRS Dam, citizens of Bengaluru start worrying, as the IT city depends...

Storage levels in reservoirs across Karnataka are alarmingly low. And the state is holding onto the hope for summer rain to ease the situation. Given the water level at the state's dams reaching the rock bottom, literally, drinking water is now the priority.

For the first time in 35 years, the water storage in the Mullaperiyar dam has crossed 136 feet. The rise in level follows the Supreme Court order in May this year allowing Tamil Nadu to raise the water level to 142 feet. The top court had also struck down a law passed by Kerala to restrict storage.

An alert has been sounded by Kerala as the water level in Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala reached its maximum permissible storage capacity of 142 feet today.

With heavy rains continuing to lash parts of Kerala, water levels in several dams, including the Mullaperiyar and Idukki, in the state are reaching their respective storage capacities and some even reached red alert status on Sunday.

The water level in Mullaperiyar dam touched 142 feet on Tuesday and the storage is in line with the norms set forth by the Central Water Commission, the Tamil Nadu government said.

Ten gates of Majalgaon Dam in Maharashtra's Beed district were opened on Monday morning after heavy rains took the water stock to 100 per cent of capacity from 69.23 per cent a day earlier, an official said.

While parts of western Maharashtra and Konkan are facing floods due to heavy rains, the water level in various dams of the Marathwada region has dipped as compared to this time last year, as per the irrigation department.

Even as the coronavirus situation in Maharashtra is grim, there is some solace for the state as far as the water stock is concerned as it has reported nearly three times more useful storage as compared to the corresponding period last year.

With water storage in dams dropping to a "critical" level, the Centre has issued a "drought advisory" to Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu, asking them to use water judiciously.

Reservoirs in Maharashtra's Nashik district have only 17 per cent water stock of their total storage capacity as of now, almost nine per cent less compared to last year, officials said on Tuesday.

The water level in the Krishnarajasagar Dam in Mandya district of Karnataka is getting closer to dead storage levels. The dam is the main source of drinking water for towns like Mysuru, Mandya and others on the highway to Bengaluru. It also supplies water to that big capital city - and the hope is for summer rains to improve the situation. With les...

The states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have been at logger heads over sharing of Cauvery water in a distress year. The failure of south west monsoon has resulted in water storage in crucial reservoirs dipping to alarming levels in Karnataka. And every time the water level dips in KRS Dam, citizens of Bengaluru start worrying, as the IT city depends...

Storage levels in reservoirs across Karnataka are alarmingly low. And the state is holding onto the hope for summer rain to ease the situation. Given the water level at the state's dams reaching the rock bottom, literally, drinking water is now the priority.

For the first time in 35 years, the water storage in the Mullaperiyar dam has crossed 136 feet. The rise in level follows the Supreme Court order in May this year allowing Tamil Nadu to raise the water level to 142 feet. The top court had also struck down a law passed by Kerala to restrict storage.