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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | India's water reserviors at 65% of capacity: Government

India's water reserviors at 65% of capacity: Government

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published Published on Sep 7, 2012   modified Modified on Sep 7, 2012
-Reuters

Water levels in India's main reservoirs were at 65 per cent of capacity in the week to September 6, down 14 per centage points from a year ago, reflecting this year's weak monsoon, government data issued late on Thursday showed.

The latest level was one per centage point higher than the 10-year average for the week. It was 4 per centage points higher than the previous week as the monsoon rains improved.

India's monsoon has splashed back into life, lifting the threat of prolonged drought in the major rice and sugar producer with a second consecutive week of heavier-than-normal rains that could revive yields of summer crops and enable early winter planting.

Reservoirs are primarily important for hydropower, which accounts for a quarter of India's generation capacity, but they are also used during the summer for irrigation if monsoon rains are not enough for planting crops such as cotton.

The reservoirs provide water later in the year to irrigate winter crops such as wheat and rapeseed. 

The Economic Times, 6 September, 2012, http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/indias-water-reserviors-at-65-of-capacity-government/articleshow/16286433.cms


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