Friday, August 28, 2009

India water reservoirs at 42 pct capacity - govt



Aug 28 2009 11:35AM


NEW DELHI, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Water in India's main reservoirs rose to 42 percent of capacity on Aug. 27, an increase of 3 percentage points in a week when the level usually rises much faster, government data showed on Friday.

The water level was lower than last year's 63 percent and the 10-year average of 57 percent, the data showed.

India's monsoon rains have been a quarter below average so far this year. (Reporting by Himangshu Watts; Editing by John Mair)

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