Reservoir · Tamil Nadu · India · CWC
Palar Porundalar
13.0% full
Gross capacity
1.5 TMC (43 MCM)
Live capacity
1.5 TMC (43 MCM)
Basin
Cauvery
Operator
Tamil Nadu Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
10.373°N, 77.480°E
Last updated
2026-09-11
Capacity in TMC
Palar Porundalar Dam has a gross capacity of 1.5 TMC (43 MCM); it is currently at 13% full, holding 0.21 TMC (6 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 1.5 TMC (43 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 1.5 TMC (43 MCM)
- Current storage
- 0.21 TMC (6 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
13.0%vs 7 days ago
-0.4%losing
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
→stable
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
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About Palar Porundalar
As of September 11, 2026, Palar Porundalar is filled to 13.0% of its total capacity, holding 0.21 TMC (6 MCM) of a gross 1.5 TMC (43 MCM). At this level the reservoir is critically low.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.4 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Palar Porundalar — 6 data points between July 2, 2026 and September 11, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 13.0% (September 11, 2026) to a high of 16.4% (July 2, 2026).
It is operated by Tamil Nadu Water Resources Dept. It lies within the Cauvery basin at 10.373°N, 77.480°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 13.0%
- Water stored
- 0.21 TMC (6 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 1.5 TMC (43 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.4 pts
- River basin
- Cauvery
- Operator
- Tamil Nadu Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 10.373°N, 77.480°E
- Last updated
- September 11, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2026 | 13.0% | 6 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 13.5% | 6 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 13.9% | 6 |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 14.6% | 6 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 15.0% | 6 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 16.4% | 7 |