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Although major reservoirs in Gujarat indicate depletion of reserves before the onset of monsoons, the level of water storage in the state has seen a slight decrease since May 15 – thanks to a rise in the level of Sardar Sarovar Dam in Narmada and total storage from dams in North Gujarat and Kutch by 10%. percent and 17 percent, respectively, due to Cyclone Pebargui.
According to data from Gujarat State Water Resources and Water Supply Department, as of June 22, 207 major dams, including Sardar Sarovar in Narmada, have a collective reserve of 39.55 percent of the total capacity of 25,265 MCM (million cubic metres). ), and available live storage of only 25.22 percent – the volume of water assumed to be for the demand period above the minimum dam basin level. The minimum level of a swimming pool is also referred to as a dam’s dead storage.
Sardar Sarovar, which reached a height of 117.13 meters on May 15, witnessed water flowing from Madhya Pradesh. This caused the water level to rise to 119.17m on June 22, reducing the water storage deficit in the state.
The increase in Sardar Sarovar level can be linked to the decision of the Narmada Control Authority (NCA) in February to award a share of 11.7 Million Acres (MAF) to Gujarat in the current water year against the usual 9 MAF rewards adjudicated by the NCA. “Since the water year is calculated from 1st July to 30th June every year, the resolution meant that the surplus water granted by the NCA was released by the MP during the generation of hydroelectric power in the Indirasagar and Omkareshwar dams. Therefore, this water is now available to the state of Gujarat. It will ensure that there is no water crisis looming if the monsoon is delayed a bit, said an official of Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited (SSNNL).
The current total storage available for Sardar Sarovar is 4,799 MCM compared to 4,508.07 MCM on 15 May. This year – this year also is 584 million cubic meters higher than the dam’s total storage on June 22, 2022, which was 4,215 million cubic meters.
The dam, which has a full reservoir level of 138.68 square meters, has a total storage capacity of 9,460 million cubic meters, of which 5,760 million cubic meters is the live storage capacity. At 110m water level, the dam begins to draw from its dead stores. Sardar Sarovar now has 19.09 percent direct storage available compared to 14.03 percent direct storage on May 15.
The total water reserve of 9991.41 MCM in Gujarat on June 22 recorded a deficit of 465.72 MCM compared to a deficit of 799.61 MCM recorded on May 15.
Dams in the northern state of Gujarat, which had 35.61 percent water availability on May 15 this year, saw an increase in filling by more than 10 percent on June 22 due to heavy rains seen in the region after Cyclone Pebarjoy.
While none of the 15 dams in northern Gujarat have been fully filled, the total total storage has risen to 903 million cubic metres, accounting for 46.77 percent of the total storage. The four districts of northern Gujarat – Aravalli, Banaskantha, Mehsana and Saparkantha – have live stock at 42.94 per cent, which is 31 per cent higher than recorded on May 15. A story to tell.
Kutch’s total storage capacity was 161.57 million cubic meters on June 22, accounting for 48.63 percent of filling capacity – an increase of more than 17 percent since May 15 this year when it reached 31.35 percent. The dams in Kutch had only 65.10 MCM of water on June 22, 2022. On the other hand, central and southern Gujarat as well as Saurashtra recorded a significant decrease in total storage as well as live storage in dams in the regions. The total storage capacity for central Gujarat is 30.48 per cent, of which 26.44 per cent is live storage on June 22 compared to the total storage capacity of 35.72 per cent with 31.95 per cent live storage on May 15. Total storage and 41.67 percent live storage on May 15, total storage currently at 33.83 percent and live storage at 27.55 percent on June 22.
In South Gujarat, which has 13 dams, excluding Sardar Sarovar, 2,915 million cubic meters of total available storage capacity out of a total capacity of 8,624.78 million cubic meters on June 22 recorded a deficit of nearly 728 million cubic meters compared to June 22, 2022, when it was Southern Gujarat. Dams storage capacity is 3,643.35 million cubic metres.
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