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Reservoir · Rajasthan · India · CWC · CENTRAL region

Meja

Meja Dam

96.4% full

Gross capacity

3.6 TMC (101 MCM)

Live capacity

3.1 TMC (87 MCM)

River

Banas

Basin

Ganga

Primary use

irrigation

Operator

RAJASTHAN

Coordinates

25.483°N, 75.567°E

Last updated

2026-09-10

Capacity in TMC

Meja Dam has a gross capacity of 3.6 TMC (101 MCM), of which 3.1 TMC (87 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 96% full, holding 10.2 TMC (288 MCM).

Gross capacity
3.6 TMC (101 MCM)
Live capacity
3.1 TMC (87 MCM)
Current storage
10.2 TMC (288 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

96.4%
High

vs 7 days ago

+2.9%

gaining

vs 1 year ago

+2.5%

year-over-year

7-day trend

rising

Weekly storage

Fill history — multi-year

About this reservoir

Data source

official

Storage data: CWC (Central Water Commission) Weekly Storage Bulletin, India. CWC region: CENTRAL.

Catchment Weather

Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 25.483, 75.567 · Open in Google Maps

About Meja Dam

As of September 10, 2026, Meja Dam is filled to 96.4% of its total capacity, holding 10.2 TMC (288 MCM) of a gross 3.6 TMC (101 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 3.1 TMC (87 MCM) is live storage.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 2.9 percentage points, and it is 2.5 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Meja Dam — 165 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 11.0% (September 6, 2023) to a high of 96.8% (October 9, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around June.

It is operated by RAJASTHAN primarily for irrigation. It lies within the Ganga basin at 25.483°N, 75.567°E.

Key facts

Current fill level
96.4%
Water stored
10.2 TMC (288 MCM)
Total capacity
3.6 TMC (101 MCM)
Usable capacity
3.1 TMC (87 MCM)
7-day change
▲ 2.9 pts
Year-on-year
▲ 2.5 pts
Primary use
Irrigation
River
Banas
River basin
Ganga
Operator
RAJASTHAN
Coordinates
25.483°N, 75.567°E
Last updated
September 10, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
10 Sep 202696.4%288
3 Sep 202693.5%280
27 Aug 202694.3%282
20 Aug 202695.7%286
13 Aug 202681.6%244
6 Aug 202668.7%205
30 Jul 202661.1%183
23 Jul 202653.5%160
16 Jul 202653.5%160
9 Jul 202655.9%167
2 Jul 202661.4%184
25 Jun 202660.6%181

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