Heavy rainfall in the past few days has led to a significant surge in water stock across all seven lakes in Mumbai, with the water level reaching up to 68.06 percent. As of Friday morning, the collective water stock has reached 1,447,363 million litres.
Data shared by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) at 6 am on July 28 indicated that four out of the seven lakes in the city are overflowing
मुंबईला पाणीपुरवठा करणाऱ्या ७ जलाशयांचा आज सकाळी ६ वाजेपर्यंतचा अहवाल
🚰 Report of water stock in the seven lakes, supplying water to Mumbai, till 6am today.#MumbaiRains #MyBMCUpdates pic.twitter.com/xq3tgGjw4K— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) July 28, 2023
Despite the reservoirs overflowing and an increase in water levels in all lakes that supply water to the city, the 10 percent water cut announced earlier by BMC will continue.
The decision to implement the 10 percent water cut was made by BMC on July 1, after the water levels in the lakes dropped due to insufficient rainfall.
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Meanwhile, the Modak Sagar lake in Thane district has started to overflow following heavy rainfall on Thursday. The water level has reached 100 percent, holding 128,927 million litres in the reservoir.
#WATCH | Modak Sagar Lake, one of the 7 lakes that supply water to the people of Mumbai, started overflowing last night at 10:52 pm.
(Video source: BMC) pic.twitter.com/RylBtjfEP6— ANI (@ANI) July 28, 2023
According to BMC data, Tulsi lake began overflowing on July 20, while Vehar lake and Tansa lake started to overflow on July 26. The water levels in Tulsi and Vehar lakes have reached 100 percent, while Tansa lake stands at 99.58 percent.
As for the other three lakes, Upper Vaitarna's water stock is at 42.78 percent, Middle Vaitarna at 79.70 percent and Bhatsa at 59.22 percent.
The city receives approximately 3,800 MLD (Million Litres per Day) of water from these seven reservoirs located in different parts of Mumbai, Thane, and Nashik.
In the last 24 hours, Mumbai has received over 100mm of rainfall, exacerbating traffic disruptions and causing waterlogging in various parts of the city. Local train services have also been impacted due to the heavy rain.
First Published: Jul 28, 2023 2:55 PM IST
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