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Pincha Project

21.8% of gross capacity

Gross capacity

0.32 TMC (9 MCM)

Live capacity

0.32 TMC (9 MCM)

Basin

Pennar

Operator

AP Water Resources Dept

Coordinates

13.909°N, 79.000°E

Last updated

2026-10-27

Capacity in TMC

Pincha Project Dam has a gross capacity of 0.32 TMC (9 MCM); it is currently at 21.8% of gross capacity, holding 0.07 TMC (2 MCM).

Gross capacity
0.32 TMC (9 MCM)
Live capacity
0.32 TMC (9 MCM)
Current storage
0.07 TMC (2 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

21.8%
Low

vs 22 Oct 2026

+2.0 pp

gaining

vs 1 year ago

N/A

Trend

↑

rising

Drought context

Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026

Severely dry

In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Pincha Project 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 −1.81). 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. 13.909°N, 79.000°E · Open in Google Maps

About Pincha Project

As of October 27, 2026, Pincha Project is filled to 21.8% of its gross capacity, holding 0.07 TMC (2 MCM) of a gross 0.32 TMC (9 MCM). At this level the reservoir is low.

Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has risen by 2.0 percentage points.

Across the readings we hold for Pincha Project — 13 data points between July 2, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 17.7% (September 16, 2026) to a high of 24.2% (July 2, 2026).

It is operated by AP Water Resources Dept. It lies within the Pennar basin at 13.909°N, 79.000°E.

Key facts

Current fill level
21.8% of total capacity
Water stored
0.07 TMC (2 MCM)
Total capacity
0.32 TMC (9 MCM)
Change since October 22, 2026
▲ 2.0 pp
River basin
Pennar
Operator
AP Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
13.909°N, 79.000°E
Last updated
October 27, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
27 Oct 202621.8%2
22 Oct 202619.9%2
16 Sep 202617.7%2
9 Sep 202618.0%2
2 Sep 202618.5%2
27 Aug 202619.3%2
20 Aug 202619.8%2
13 Aug 202620.5%2
4 Aug 202621.0%2
29 Jul 202620.9%2
22 Jul 202621.7%2
15 Jul 202622.4%2

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