Water levels in the 42 major and medium dams of Chhattisgarh have gone up considerably on account of good spell of rainfall during the past 4 to 5 days in the State.
According to officials of the State-level Data Centre of Water Resources department here, an average 4,692.935 million cubic metres of water has been stored in all these dams as on July 23 up to 8 am. The average water storage capacity of these dams is 6,266.839 million cubic metres. On an average 74.89 per cent water has been stored in these dams.
The officials said that 100 per cent water storage has been registered in many dams. 81 per cent water storage capacity of Minimata Bango dam, 71.24 per cent of Gangrel dam and 81.04 per cent of Tandula dam has been filled.
As per the official data available, 122.91 mcm water in now stored in Dudhava, 154.07 mcm in Sikasar, 156.27 mcm in Kharang, 107.88 mcm in Sondur, 59.87 mcm in Muroom Silli, 99.05 mcm in Kodar, 127.78 mcm in Maniyari, 139.20 mcm in Kharkhara, 78.35 mcm in Gondali, 40.43 mcm in Kosar Teda, 60.85 mcm in Paralkot, 14.80 mcm in Shyam, 49.47 mcm in Khirpani, 40.56 mcm in Pipariya Nallah, 20.25 mcm in Ballar, 38.62 mcm in Sutiyapat, 9.90 mcm in Mongara Barrage and 16.17 mcm water in Maroda dams.
Similarly, 33.14 mcm water has been stored in Saroda dam, 18.24 mcm in Ghongara, 20.62 mcm in Matiya Moti, 13.77 mcm in Jhumka, 13.63 mcm in Gaj, 1.56 mcm in Khamar Pakut, 9.59 mcm in Keshava, 15.62 mcm in Karranallah barrage, 2.07 mcm in Banki, 12.98 mcm in Kedar Nullah, 15.14 mcm in Kinkari Nullah, 1.57 mcm in Kunvarpur, 12.50 mcm in Beharkhar, 7.38 mcm in Khapri, 4.68 mcm in Kumhari, 4.54 mcm in Barai, 7.43 mcm in Pendravan, 8.85 mcm in Ruse, 1.77 mcm in Putka Nullah, 2.61 mcm in Mayana and 3.43 mcm in Dhara dam.