The water level in 42 small and medium water reservoirs had improved considerably due to the copious rainfall during the past few days in the State, officials informed.
The State Data Center of the Water Resources Department report has informed that on an average, most of the reservoirs are filled to 46.35 per cent capacity, they informed.
There was an average increase of 11 per cent water in reservoirs during the past ten days. There was an average of 35 per cent capacity water in the reservoirs on 25 July. The quantity of water was 2,905 million cubic meter in the 42 irrigation water reservoirs.
The State Data Center report says the Kosarteda reservoir built on Indrawati river Bastar is filled to the brim. Gangrel dam is also filled with large amounts of rain water. Heavy rains in Kanker district during the past few days has helped in water storage in Gangrel dam.
The dam is filled up to 84 per cent of its capacity. Mini-Mata Baango dam has 39.32 per cent, Taandula reservoir 22.22 per cent, Dhudhawa water reservoirs 40.44 per cent, Sikaser reservoir 77.67 per cent, Kharang reservoir 27.98 per cent, Sondur reservoir 63.27 per cent, Madamsilli reservoir 39.25 per cent, Kodar reservoir 24.66 per cent, Maniyari reservoir 57.38 per cent, Kharkhara reservoir 45.34 per cent, Gondhli reservoir 18.90 per cent, Paralkot reservoir 40.46 per cent, Shyam reservoir 42.06 per cent, Chirpani reservoir 54.05, Pipriyanala reservoir 48.20 per cent, Ballar reservoir 13.27 %, Sutiyapat reservoir 81.18 per cent and Mongara barrage reservoir 64.18 per cent.
Similarly, Marodha reservoir 54.07 per cent, Saroda reservoir 31.87 per cent, Gondha reservoir 42.97 per cent, Matiyamoti reservoir 28.25 per cent, Jhumka reservoir 59.56 per cent, Gejtenk reservoir 25.23 per cent, Khamharpakut reservoir 77.65 per cent, Keshawa reservoir 9.94 per cent, Karranala reservoir 51.41 per cent, Banki reservoir 23.49 per cent, Kedarnala reservoir 42.33 per cent, Kinkarinal reservoir 21.53 per cent, Kunwarpur reservoir 32.07 per cent, Boharkar reservoir 62.22 per cent, Khapri reservoir 48.37 per cent, Kumhari reservoir 13.30 per cent, Bamai reservoir 26.82 per cent, Pendrawan reservoir 32.39 per cent, Roos reservoir 13.18 per cent, Putkanala reservoir 33.03 per cent, Mayana reservoir 21.25 per cent and Dhaara reservoir 27.56 per cent.