India - Water Resources at a glance

Water Resources
Average annual Precipitation
Avg. precipitation during Monsoon (Jun-Sept)
Natural Runoff
Estimated utilizable surface water resources
Total utilizable ground water resources
Total annual utilizable water resources
Per capita water availablity

4000 BCM
3000 BCM
1986.5 BCM
690 BCM
433 BCM
1123 BCM
1720.29 cum

Water Resources Potential in the Major River Basins of India

Sl. No. Name of the River Basin

Average

AnnualEstimated Utilisable Flow

Potential in the River (excluding Ground Water)

1
2.

Indus (upto Border)

a) Ganga
b) Brahmaputra, Barak and
others
3.
Godavari
4
Krishna
5
Cauvery
6
Pennar
7
East flowing Rivers between
Mahanadi & Pennar
8
East Flowing Rivers between
Pennar and Kanayakumari
9
Mahanadi
10
Brahmani & Baitarni
11
Subarnarekha
12
Sabarmati
13
Mahi
14
West Flowing Rivers of Kutch,
Saurashtra including Luni
15
Narmada
16
Tapi
17
West Flowing Rivers from Tapi
to Tadri
18
West flowing rivers from Tadri
to Kanyakumari
19
Area of Island drainage in
Rajasthan Desert
Minor River Basins drainage to
Bangladesh & Myanmar
Total
Source: Central Water Commission

73.31
525.02
585.60

46.00
250.00
24.00

110.54
78.12
21.36
6.32
22.52

76.30
58.00
19.00
6.86
13.11

16.46

16.73

66.88
28.48
13.37
3.81
11.02
15.10

49.99
18.30
6.81
1.93
3.10
14.98

45.64
14.88
87.41

34.50
14.50
11.94

113.53

24.27

Neg

31.00

1869.35

690.32

Source : survey of India