Question : WATER LEVEL

(a) whether the Government is aware that the water level of 70 major reservoirs have dipped over a period of time;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether Central Water Commission (CWC) has given in report to the Government in this regard;

(d) whether the Government in consultation with the affected States propose to take any steps to maintain water level in reservoirs; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES(SHRI JAI PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV)

(a) to (e) Central Water Commission monitors the storage position of 81 important reservoirs in the country on weekly basis. From the combined live storage data of these reservoirs as on 11th December for the last 10 years, no declining trend in the live storage of these reservoirs is observed.