Reservoir · Kerala · India · CWC
Chulliyar
Gross capacity
0.49 TMC (14 MCM)
Live capacity
0.49 TMC (14 MCM)
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
Kerala Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
10.792°N, 76.767°E
Last updated
2026-10-15
Capacity in TMC
Chulliyar Dam has a gross capacity of 0.49 TMC (14 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 0.49 TMC (14 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 0.49 TMC (14 MCM)
- Current storage
- 0.00 TMC (0 MCM)
TMC is thousand million cubic feet, the unit used in Indian water reporting. 1 TMC = 28.3168 million cubic metres (MCM). Figures are converted from the Central Water Commission bulletin, which publishes million cubic metres.
Current fill
0.0%vs 7 days ago
0.0%stable
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Severely dry
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Chulliyar had far less rain than normal, a shortfall seen about one year in fifteen. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.91). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: CWC (Central Water Commission) Weekly Storage Bulletin, India.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 10.792, 76.767 · Open in Google Maps
About Chulliyar
As of October 15, 2026, Chulliyar is filled to 0.0% of its total capacity, holding 0.00 TMC (0 MCM) of a gross 0.49 TMC (14 MCM). At this level the reservoir is critically low.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Chulliyar — 1 data points between October 15, 2026 and October 15, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 0.0% (October 15, 2026) to a high of 0.0% (October 15, 2026).
It is operated by Kerala Water Resources Dept primarily for irrigation.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 0.0%
- Water stored
- 0.00 TMC (0 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 0.49 TMC (14 MCM)
- 7-day change
- No change
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- Operator
- Kerala Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 10.792°N, 76.767°E
- Last updated
- October 15, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 0.0% | 0 |