Reservoir · Andhra Pradesh · India · AP-WRIMS
Pulichintala
Pulichintala Dam
60.0% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
45.8 TMC (1,296 MCM)
Live capacity
42.2 TMC (1,194 MCM)
Basin
Krishna
Primary use
multiple
Operator
AP
Coordinates
16.800°N, 80.000°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Capacity in TMC
Pulichintala Dam has a gross capacity of 45.8 TMC (1,296 MCM), of which 42.2 TMC (1,194 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 60% of gross capacity, holding 27.4 TMC (777 MCM) (65.1% of live capacity).
- Gross capacity
- 45.8 TMC (1,296 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 42.2 TMC (1,194 MCM)
- Current storage
- 27.4 TMC (777 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
60.0%vs 22 Oct 2026
-0.9 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
N/ATrend
→stable
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Extremely dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Pulichintala 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 −2.21). 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. 16.800°N, 80.000°E · Open in Google Maps
About Pulichintala Dam
As of October 27, 2026, Pulichintala Dam is filled to 60.0% of its gross capacity, holding 27.4 TMC (777 MCM) of a gross 45.8 TMC (1,296 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 42.2 TMC (1,194 MCM) is live storage.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.9 pp).
Across the readings we hold for Pulichintala Dam — 26 data points between June 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 38.9% (September 24, 2026) to a high of 66.9% (July 15, 2026).
It is operated by AP primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Krishna basin at 16.800°N, 80.000°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 60.0% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 27.4 TMC (777 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 45.8 TMC (1,296 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 42.2 TMC (1,194 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- ▼ 0.9 pp
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Krishna
- Operator
- AP
- Coordinates
- 16.800°N, 80.000°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 60.0% | 777 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 60.9% | 789 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 42.1% | 548 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 42.5% | 553 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 42.4% | 551 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 38.9% | 506 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 39.4% | 512 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 60.3% | 782 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 39.7% | 516 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 60.6% | 786 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 40.1% | 521 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 61.2% | 793 |