Mumbai lakes supplying water to the city reach 97.03 per cent capacity

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The BMC stated on Saturday that the water levels in Mumbai's seven reservoirs, which supply the city with potable water, have reached 97.03 per cent. Based on data from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the combined water stock of the Mumbai lakes stands at 14,04,350 million litres at present, or 97.03 per cent of their capacity.

Mumbai gets its water from the Upper and Middle Vaitarnas, Bhatsa, Tansa, Vihar, Tulsi, and Modak Sagar.

The civic body's data on the Mumbai lakes indicates that Tansa's water level is 97.31 per cent. 86.74 per cent of the water stock is accessible at Modak-Sagar.

Middle Vaitarna is 99.84 per cent, Upper Vaitarna is 100 per cent, Bhatsa is 97.05 per cent, Vihar is 98.98 per cent, and Tulsi is 96.28 per cent of the available useful water.

In the wake of heavy rains, one more lake supplying water to Mumbai, Middle Vaitarna Lake, started overflowing on July 4. Lakes Vihar and Modak Sagar began to flood on July 25 due to persistently high rains. Around 4 pm on July 24, Tansa Lake started to overflow, increasing the amount of water stored in all seven reservoirs by 17 days in a single day.

Approximately 400 million gallons of water are supplied to Mumbai by Tansa Lake, which is situated in the Shahpur region of Thane. On July 26, 2024, it overflowed.

One of the two lakes that directly feed water to the BMC, Tulsi Lake, started to overflow on July 20 at around 8:30 am, mimicking the event that occurred on the same day last year at 1:28 pm, according to the civic body.

Mumbai rains: Moderate rainfall expected today

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast light spells of rainfall in Mumbai on Saturday, as per the latest Mumbai weather updates.

The weather agency, in their Mumbai weather update, has forecast a "partly cloudy sky with possibility of moderate rain or thunderstorm" for the city and suburbs over the next 24 hours.

Temperatures are expected to range from a maximum of 33 degrees Celcius to a minimum of 26 degrees Celcius, the IMD said.