Central Water Commission: India's major reservoirs now over 50% full

India Sep 03, 2026

New numbers from the Central Water Commission show that about 30% of India's major reservoirs are over 80% full right now.

Altogether, these reservoirs hold around 130 billion cubic meters of water, over half their total capacity.

Southern storage down after 13% deficit

Most parts of the country have healthy reservoir levels (above 60%), but the southern region is falling behind.

Thanks to a 13% rainfall deficit this season, storage levels are lower than last year and even below the 10-year average.

Still, despite patchy rains, 13 reservoirs, including five in Maharashtra, are totally full, and more rain could help boost levels soon.