When the summer heat began to appear in the country in April. At the same time, there is also a weather change in the middle. In fact, despite the recent rainfall, the water level in the four reservoirs of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab is less than the previous year. According to the Central Water Authority (CWC), till April 17, the current water level of the Gobind Sagar, Pong Dam and the Pong Dam and the Pong Dam in Himachal Pradesh is 41.46 per cent lower, which is average in the last 10 years, while the current water level in Punjab is 47.28 per cent lower than the normal.
The water level has fallen in all reservoirs
The current water level of the Govind Sagar reservoir in the Satlejil is 1.222 billion cubic meters (PCM), and its capacity is 6.229 BCM full reservoir level (FRL). It is currently 19.62 per cent of the FRL capacity, compared to 25.36 per cent of the same period last year. The normal storage level of the reservoir during the same period was 28.98 percent.
The current water level of the Pong Dam, located in the Piaz River, is 0.736 PCM and its FRL capacity is 6.157 PCM. This means that the current collection was only 11.95 per cent, and the collection level was 31.52 per cent in the same period last year. The general collection level of the Pong Dam is 26 percent.
The current water storage level of the Thein Dam, located in the Ravi River, is 0.545 BCM and its FRL capacity is 2.344 PCM. This means that the current water harvest was 23.25 per cent and the water savings last year was 42.15 per cent. Here is 44.10 percent of the normal water storage level. Govind Sagar, Pong Dam and Thein Dam are not only less than the previous year, but also less than normal.
The current water storage level of the coal dam in the Sutlege is 0.069 pcm, and its FRL capacity is 0.089 pcm. This means that the current water storage is 77.53 percent. It was less than the previous year, the water storage level was 89.89 per cent, but it was 63.52 percent more than normal.
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What causes the low water level?
One reason behind the fall at the water level is raining. According to CWC, the Himachal Pradesh from March 1 to April 17 was 97 mm, which is 36 percent lower than normal. During the same period, Punjab received 11 mm rainfall, which is 67 percent lower than normal.
Farmers face problems due to lack of water
Himachal and Punjab’s reservoirs also benefit the farmers of neighboring states. Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi’s meteorological subcategories received 15 mm of rainfall, which is 32 percent lower than normal. At the same time, Jammu and Kashmir rained 114 mm, which is 47 percent lower than normal. West Rajasthan received only 4 mm of rain, which is 54 percent lower than normal. If the state of rain does not improve, there may be a shortage of water in the area in the coming days, which can cause problems for farmers.
These states are likely to rain today
Surender Paul, the Director of the Indian Meteorological Department, said, “It is possible to rain in some parts of Punjab by April 19th after April 19. After this, there is a possibility of rainfall in Haryana in Punjab and Haryana in the next five-year.
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