Chennai Water Reservoir Storage at 78.31% - Latest Update
Posted on: 01/Dec/2025 9:18:19 AM
Chennai’s five major drinking water reservoirs - Chembarambakkam, Puzhal, Poondi, Cholavaram, Kannankottai - currently hold 78.31% of their total combined capacity.
Out of the full capacity of 11.757 TMC, the reservoirs have 9.207 TMC water.
Reservoir-wise Storage Level
Chembarambakkam – 79.64%
Puzhal (Red Hills) – 83.18%
Poondi – 80.5%
Cholavaram – 48.1%
Kannankottai–Thervoy Kandigai – 87.6%
Chennai is comfortably placed in terms of drinking water availability thanks to consistent rainfall and reservoir inflow.
