Despite the persistent rainfall in Mumbai, the water levels in the city’s seven reservoirs, which provide drinking water to the metropolis, remain lower than last year’s levels, according to BMC data.
As of Sunday, the collective water storage in these seven reservoirs stands at 96.79 percent, equivalent to 14,00,968 million liters of water. Although the lakes have seen a gradual rise in levels due to the incessant rains, they still lag behind last year’s figures. One of these reservoirs, Modak Sagar, began overflowing on July 27 at 10:52 PM, following heavy rains. The Tulsi lake had previously overflowed on July 20. Mumbai relies on the Tulsi, Tansa, Vihar, Bhatsa, Modak Sagar, Upper Vaitarna, and Middle Vaitarna lakes for its water supply.
The data from the civic body reveals that Tansa currently holds water at 99.02 percent capacity, while Modak Sagar is at 100 percent.