Mumbai Lake Levels Reach 92.24% as Pipeline Repairs Finish

Mumbai’s total water stock reached 92.24 per cent on Sunday, August 16, following the completion of repair work on a leaked water pipeline and continuous monsoon showers. With the seven reservoirs supplying Mumbai holding adequate reserves, water supply to the city and eastern suburbs is slated to resume smoothly in phases.

According to the lake-level report released by the Hydraulic Engineer’s Department, the combined useful water stock across all seven catchment lakes stood at 13,34,979 million litres (ML). This comes against the total useful live storage capacity of 14,47,363 ML across the reservoir system, bringing overall storage to 92.24 per cent.

The repair work followed a leak that reportedly occurred in a key pipeline on August 15. The restoration of the line, combined with the healthy lake levels, has eased concerns over municipal water scarcity.

Data from the Hydraulic Engineer’s Department detailed the storage levels across the individual reservoirs. Modak Sagar, Vihar, and Tulsi were completely filled, each touching 100 per cent of their useful live storage. Tansa stood at 99.26 per cent, while Middle Vaitarna reached 96.95 per cent capacity.

Among the remaining reservoirs, Bhatsa recorded 90.62 per cent of its live storage capacity, and Upper Vaitarna stood at 83.20 per cent. Four of these reservoirs—Vihar, Tulsi, Tansa, and Modak Sagar—had previously begun overflowing earlier in July.

The steady rise in water levels has been supported by intermittent monsoon rainfall across the catchment belts. Over the preceding 24-hour period, Modak Sagar logged the highest precipitation among the lakes with 44 mm of rainfall, followed by Tulsi with 39 mm and Upper Vaitarna with 32 mm.

During the same 24-hour span, Middle Vaitarna received 26 mm of rain, Vihar recorded 24 mm, and Tansa measured 22 mm. Bhatsa recorded 5 mm of rainfall.