Storage in over 50% of India’s major reservoirs drops below 40% of capacity
Level in the southern region drops below 30% as overall level down to 39% of 183.565 billion cubic metres capacity
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Level in the southern region drops below 30% as overall level down to 39% of 183.565 billion cubic metres capacity
Storage in over 50 per cent of Indias 166 major reservoirs dropped below 40 per cent of their capacity last week, even as the overall level fell below 40 per cent of capacity, data from the Central W…
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