The water-level in the irrigation reservoirs has improved considerably due to the recent rainfall in the entire State, officials stated.
The water-level in the 42 major and minor water reservoirs is 64.37 per cent.
The Mongara Barrage (Rajnandgaon), Kedar Nala and Putka Nala Reservoir (both Raigarh) has been filled up to full capacity.
According to the State Data Centre of the Water Resources Department available on Friday morning, the water level at the Kumhari Reservoir in Raipur district is however the lowest.
The water-level is only 15 per cent of the total capacity in the reservoir.
Meanwhile, the Union Ministry of Water Resources has released the storage status of 91 major reservoirs of the country as on September 17, 2015.
As per the information, the Central region includes States of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. There are 12 reservoirs under CWC monitoring having total storage capacity of 42.30BCM. The total storage available in these reservoirs is 32.34 BCM which is 76% of total storage capacity of these reservoirs.
The storage during corresponding period of last year was 84% and average storage of last ten years during corresponding period was 67% of storage capacity of these reservoirs. Thus, storage during current year is less than the storage of last year but is better than the average storage of last ten years..
It Ministry further observed: ‘ States having better storage than last year for corresponding period are Himachal Pradesh and Tripura. States having lesser storage than last year for corresponding period are Punjab, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, (Two combined project in both states) Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.’
While the data for August month was not available, on July 6 this year, the Chhattisgarh Government in an official press release had informed that the State’s reservoirs have filled up to an average level of 50%.
According to the data received from Chhattisgarh State Data Centre of Water Resource Department, the status of water collection in these water reservoirs, as on July 6, 2015 morning as per the press release was as follows:- Minimata Bango Water Reservoir 73.76%, Gangrel dam 20.69%, Tandula Water Reservoir 26.06%, Doodhawa Water Reservoir 9.61%, Sikaser Water Reservoir 32.82%, Kharang Water Reservoir 25.07%, Sondhur Water Reservoir 41.24%, Murum Silli Water Reservoir 3.41%, Kodar Water Reservoir 31.99%, Maniyari Water Reservoir 76.30%, Kharkhara Water Reservoir 29.50%, Bodli Water Reservoir 24.11%, Kosarteda 79.37%, Paralkot Water Reservoir 26.12%, Shyam Water Reservoir 36.11%, Chheerpani Water Reservoir 85.79%, Pipiriya Water Reservoir 45.86%, Ballar Water Reservoir 29.62%, Sutiyapat Water Reservoir 79.96%, Mogra Water Reservoir 42.90%, Maroda Water Reservoir 46.21%, Saroda Water Reservoir 78.24%, Ghongha Water Reservoir 17.28%, Matiya Moti Water Reservoir 17.98%, Jhumka Water Reservoir 56.57%, Gangetank Water Reservoir 45.52%, Khamharpakut Water Reservoir 17.96%, Keshwa Water Reservoir 24.49%, Karra Nala Water Reservoir 59.37%, Banki Water Reservoir 20.80%, Kedarnala Water Reservoir 40.06%, Kinkari Nala Water Reservoir 7.39%, Kanwarpur Water Reservoir 1.45%, Beharkhar Water Reservoir 69.66%, Khapri Water Reservoir 53.60%, Kumhari Water Reservoir 13.40%, Barnal Water Reservoir 42.96%, Pendravan Water Reservoir 22.52 %, Ruse Water Reservoir 41.18%, Putka Nala Water Reservoir 27.64%, Mayana Water Reservoir 23.66% and Dharam Water Reservoir 12.40%.