Ahead of the summer season, the live storage capacity in India's 150 primary reservoirs stands at just 38% of their total capacity, which is less than the last decade's average for the same period, according to data.
Cities like Bengaluru are already grappling with a shortfall of around 500 million litres of water per day (MLD), against a demand of 2,600 MLD.
Karnataka, among other States, registered lower storage levels as compared to the same period last year, according to the weekly bulletin by the Central Water Commission.
