Reservoir · Andhra Pradesh · India · AP-WRIMS
Varadarajaswamy Gudi Project
5.4% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
0.39 TMC (11.015 MCM)
Live capacity
0.39 TMC (11.015 MCM)
Basin
Krishna
Operator
AP Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
15.967°N, 78.646°E
Last updated
2026-10-28
Capacity in TMC
Varadarajaswamy Gudi Project Dam has a gross capacity of 0.39 TMC (11.015 MCM); it is currently at 5.4% of gross capacity, holding 0.02 TMC (0.595 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 0.39 TMC (11.015 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 0.39 TMC (11.015 MCM)
- Current storage
- 0.02 TMC (0.595 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
5.4%vs 22 Oct 2026
0.0 ppstable
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 Varadarajaswamy Gudi 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 −2.06). 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. 15.967°N, 78.646°E · Open in Google Maps
About Varadarajaswamy Gudi Project
As of October 28, 2026, Varadarajaswamy Gudi Project is filled to 5.4% of its gross capacity, holding 0.02 TMC (0.595 MCM) of a gross 0.39 TMC (11.015 MCM). At this level the reservoir is critically low.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pp).
Across the readings we hold for Varadarajaswamy Gudi Project — 14 data points between July 2, 2026 and October 28, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 5.4% (October 22, 2026) to a high of 7.1% (July 2, 2026).
It is operated by AP Water Resources Dept. It lies within the Krishna basin at 15.967°N, 78.646°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 5.4% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 0.02 TMC (0.595 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 0.39 TMC (11.015 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- No change
- River basin
- Krishna
- Operator
- AP Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 15.967°N, 78.646°E
- Last updated
- October 28, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026 | 5.4% | 0.595 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | 5.4% | 1 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 5.4% | 1 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 6.2% | 1 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 6.4% | 1 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 6.4% | 1 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 6.9% | 1 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 7.1% | 1 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 7.1% | 1 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 7.1% | 1 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | 7.1% | 1 |
| 22 Jul 2026 | 7.1% | 1 |