*Important Key Points 📢* 🔹 Reservoir Storage Below 60% 💧 – Water levels in 155 major reservoirs dropped to 58% due to deficient rainfall in 89% of India since January. 🔹 Critical Water Shortage in Punjab & Bihar 🚨 – Storage in Punjab’s Thein Dam is just 13%, while Bihar’s reservoirs are at 32% capacity. 🔹 Eastern & Central Regions Affected 🌾 – Storage in Jharkhand (63%) & Tripura (74%) is stable, but other states in the East & Central India are below 60%. 🔹 Western Region Storage 🏜️ – Maharashtra & Gujarat dams at 70%, but Goa’s lone reservoir dropped to 84%. 🔹 South India Water Crisis 🚱 – Andhra Pradesh at 70%, but Tamil Nadu (81%) & Karnataka (57%) are at risk. Kerala & Telangana are at full capacity. 🔹 Future Risk Due to High Temperatures 🔥 – With rising temperatures and limited rainfall forecast, storage levels may drop further.