Gujarat used 10% of its stored water in the last month

AHMEDABAD: In the last month, Gujarat used 1,400 million cubic metres (MCM) of water, which represents a tenth of its water reserves as of April 22. Only three reservoirs of the 206 in the state (barring Sardar Sarovar) are more than 70% full.

Of the 203 remaining dams, 75 have less than 10% of their capacity. Sardar Sarovar has 4,878 MCM of water, with a 172 MCM reduction in the last one month.