DROUGHT ADVISORY

May 18, 2019

Union Government has issued drought advisory to 6 states and asked them to use water judiciously as water storage in dams has dropped to a critical level.

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The drought advisory is issued to states when the water level in reservoirs is 20 % less than the average of live water storage figures of the past 10 years.
Water falls under the state list and the advisory recommends states to use water for drinking purpose only till the dams are replenished.
Central Water Commission (CWC) monitors water storage available in 91 major reservoirs across the country. According to the recent figures released, the total water storage available is 22 % of total storage capacity of these reservoirs.
Recent advisory: The Union Government has issued a drought advisory to 6 states namely Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu.