Good rainfall recorded during the ongoing monsoon season have raised levels of all the water bodies significantly in the State. As many as 42 major irrigation reservoirs of the State have reached to an average storage capacity of 88 per cent.
As per the Water Resources Department’s local Data Centre, these dams have so far received 5,539 million cubic metre water against its total intake capacity of 6,266 million cubic metre water.
Out of total 42 dams, Kosarteda, Paralkot, Mongara, Jhumaka, Gajtank and Kinkari Nullah reservoir have filled to their capacities.
The officials of the Water Resources Department maintained that the Mini Mata-Bango Reservoir in Korba district is filled up to 90.78 per cent, Ravishankar Reservoir (Gangrel Dam) upto 85.27 per cent, Tandula Reservoir up to 87.42 per cent, Dudhawa Reservoir up to 72.78 per cent, Sikasar Reservoir 84.99, Sondur Reservoir 91.63, Kharang Reservoir 90.06, Muramsilli Resrvoir 98.62 and Kodar Reservoir up to 93.01 per cent.
Besides, water level in other dams were recorded as following: Maniyari Reservoir (69.98 per cent), Kharkhara Reservoir (97.59), Gondali Reservoir (93.40), Shyam Reservoir (88.48), Chirpani Reservoir (93.77), Piparia Nullah Reservoir (78.13), Ballar Reservoir (93.94) and Sutiapat Reservoir (92.24 per cent).
The water resources department also recorded water level of Maroda Reservoir (73.22 per cent), Saroda Reservoir (93.33), Ghoghara Reservoir (64.02), Matiyamoti Reservoir (96.98), Khamharkut Reservoir (30.52), Keshava Reservoir (77.58), Karra Nullah Reservoir (75.40), Banki Reservoir (36.38), Kedarnala Reservoir (96.78), Kunwarpur Reservoir (45.18), Beharkhar Reservoir (99.20), Khapari Reservoir (74.91), Kumhari Reservoir (78.15), Barnai Reservoir (95.43), Pendravan Reservoir (76.82), Russe Reservoir (79.41), Putakanala Reservoir (95.42), Mayana reservoir (57.64) and Dhara Reservoir (60.24 per cent).