Water storage in all seven lakes of Mumbai reaches 52.84 percent

According to the data, the Upper Vaitarna has collected 24.29 percent of the water at 2,27,047 million litres and Modak Sagar has collected 81.29 percent of the water at 1,28,925 million litres. Water stocks at Tansa and Middle Vaitrana have reached 91.55 percent and 61.74 percent, respectively. The collection in Tansa Lake stands at 1,45,080 ML and Middle Vaitarana has accumulated 1,93,530 ML of water.

On the other hand, Bhatsa and Vehar have collected 44.61 and 88.75 percent of rainwater which amounts to 7,17,037 ML and 27,698 ML of water, respectively.

Due to the torrential rain, Mumbai has been facing traffic jams, water logging on roads and cancellation of local trains in the last few days in many parts of the city.

Traffic movement was disrupted due to a landslide on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway near Adoshi village in Raigad district on Sunday night. After the landslide restoration work is underway.

Meanwhile, India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Raigad district. The district administration has directed that all schools will remain closed due to heavy rain, ANI reported.

The weather agency has also issued an orange alert for Gujarat as the state is expected to witness heavy rain in many districts. IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy rain in Devbhumi Dwarka, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, and Valsad districts.