The Government has issued a ‘drought advisory’ to Western and Southern states of India that includes Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana and Tamil Nadu urging them to use water sensibly. The advisory has been issued because the water storage in dams is falling to a ‘critical’ level. A member of the Central Water Commission (CWC), SK Haldar said that on Friday the advisory was issued to Tamil Nadu while last week similar cautionary letters were sent to Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The drought advisory has been issued to States where the water level in reservoirs is 20% less than the average of live water storage figures of the last 10 years. The Central Water Commission observes water storage available in 91 main reservoirs in the country. The advisory suggests that states use water only for drinking purpose until the dams are replenished.