Reservoir · Andhra Pradesh · India · AP-WRIMS
Gajuladinne Project
59.3% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
4.5 TMC (127 MCM)
Live capacity
3.8 TMC (109 MCM)
Basin
Krishna
Operator
AP Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
15.693°N, 77.619°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Capacity in TMC
Gajuladinne Project Dam has a gross capacity of 4.5 TMC (127 MCM), of which 3.8 TMC (109 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 59.3% of gross capacity, holding 2.7 TMC (76 MCM) (69.7% of live capacity).
- Gross capacity
- 4.5 TMC (127 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 3.8 TMC (109 MCM)
- Current storage
- 2.7 TMC (76 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 AP-WRIMS, which publishes million cubic metres. The percentage is labelled live or gross only when the stored volume matches that capacity.
Current fill
59.3%vs 22 Oct 2026
-1.2 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
N/ATrend
↓falling
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Extremely dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Gajuladinne Project had extremely little rain for the season, a shortfall seen about one year in forty. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −2.71). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: AP-WRIMS.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 15.693°N, 77.619°E · Open in Google Maps
About Gajuladinne Project
As of October 27, 2026, Gajuladinne Project is filled to 59.3% of its gross capacity, holding 2.7 TMC (76 MCM) of a gross 4.5 TMC (127 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 3.8 TMC (109 MCM) is live storage.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has fallen by 1.2 percentage points.
Across the readings we hold for Gajuladinne Project — 13 data points between July 2, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 49.5% (September 9, 2026) to a high of 60.5% (October 22, 2026).
It is operated by AP Water Resources Dept. It lies within the Krishna basin at 15.693°N, 77.619°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 59.3% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 2.7 TMC (76 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 4.5 TMC (127 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 3.8 TMC (109 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- ▼ 1.2 pp
- River basin
- Krishna
- Operator
- AP Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 15.693°N, 77.619°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 59.3% | 76 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 60.5% | 77 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 50.4% | 64 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 49.5% | 63 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 49.7% | 63 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 51.9% | 66 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 53.3% | 68 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 54.0% | 69 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 54.3% | 69 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | 53.5% | 68 |
| 22 Jul 2026 | 53.2% | 68 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 56.1% | 71 |