Reservoir · Andhra Pradesh · India · AP-WRIMS
Veligallu Reservoir
55.4% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
4.6 TMC (131 MCM)
Live capacity
1.8 TMC (51 MCM)
Basin
Pennar
Operator
AP Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
14.031°N, 78.477°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Capacity in TMC
Veligallu Reservoir has a gross capacity of 4.6 TMC (131 MCM), of which 1.8 TMC (51 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 55.4% of gross capacity, holding 2.6 TMC (73 MCM) (143.1% of live capacity).
- Gross capacity
- 4.6 TMC (131 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 1.8 TMC (51 MCM)
- Current storage
- 2.6 TMC (73 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
55.4%vs 22 Oct 2026
-0.4 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 Veligallu Reservoir 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 −2.47). 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. 14.031°N, 78.477°E · Open in Google Maps
About Veligallu Reservoir
As of October 27, 2026, Veligallu Reservoir is filled to 55.4% of its gross capacity, holding 2.6 TMC (73 MCM) of a gross 4.6 TMC (131 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 1.8 TMC (51 MCM) is live storage.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.4 pp).
Across the readings we hold for Veligallu Reservoir — 13 data points between July 2, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 55.4% (October 27, 2026) to a high of 73.3% (July 2, 2026).
It is operated by AP Water Resources Dept. It lies within the Pennar basin at 14.031°N, 78.477°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 55.4% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 2.6 TMC (73 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 4.6 TMC (131 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 1.8 TMC (51 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- ▼ 0.4 pp
- River basin
- Pennar
- Operator
- AP Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 14.031°N, 78.477°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 55.4% | 73 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 55.8% | 73 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 63.1% | 83 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 66.2% | 87 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 67.2% | 88 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 67.9% | 89 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 68.8% | 90 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 69.6% | 91 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 71.1% | 93 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | 71.8% | 94 |
| 22 Jul 2026 | 72.2% | 95 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 72.6% | 95 |