Water level in crucial Himachal dams almost double than normal, in Punjab 64 per cent above 10-year average
The combined storage at three dams in the state – Bhakra, Pong and Kol -- is 97 per cent above the past 10-year average, according to data released by the Central Water Commission on July 13
Water level in crucial Himachal dams almost double than normal, in Punjab 64 per cent above 10-year average
Chandigarh: With many parts of north India receiving heavy rain over the past few days, the water availability in crucial dams in Himachal Pradesh is almost double than the normal for this time of the year.
The combined storage at three dams in the state – Bhakra, Pong and Kol — is 97 per cent above the past 10-year average, according to data released by the Central Water Commission (CWC) on July 13. The total capacity of these dams is 12.475 billion cubic metres (BCM) and the storage at present is 7.606 BCM. It was 2.265 BCM at this time last year while the average storage has been 3.855 BCM.
The water availability in Punjab’s sole major dam, Thein, is 64 per cent above normal, with the present storage being 1,959 BCM against the total capacity of 2.344 BCM. It was 0.866 BCM last year and an average of 1.198 BCM over the past 10 years.
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