Mumbai Lakes Hold 92.16% Water Stock as Levels See Marginal Decline

Water reserves in the seven reservoirs that supply drinking water to Mumbai stood at 92.16 per cent of their total useful live storage capacity on Monday morning, according to official data released by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

Figures recorded at 6 am on August 17 by the BMC Hydraulic Engineer’s Department showed that the lakes held a collective useful water stock of 13,33,884 million litres. The total useful live storage capacity across the seven lakes is 14,47,363 million litres. The recorded level reflected a marginal dip of 0.08 percentage points compared to the previous day, when the collective stock was recorded at 92.24 per cent.

Two of the seven reservoirs, Vihar and Modak Sagar, continued to maintain full capacity at 100 per cent useful live storage. Vihar held 27,698 million litres of water, while Modak Sagar had 128,925 million litres of useful content at the time of the morning assessment.

Among the remaining reservoirs, Tansa recorded 98.45 per cent of its useful live storage capacity, while Middle Vaitarna stood at 97.68 per cent. Bhatsa, one of the major contributors to the city's water supply, recorded 89.89 per cent of its capacity, and Upper Vaitarna stood at 84.51 per cent.

According to the civic body's report, catchment areas of the lakes received varying amounts of rainfall over the preceding 24-hour period, which contributed to the cumulative storage numbers reflected in the latest update.

Civic officials noted that with the seven reservoirs collectively holding more than 92 per cent of their aggregate capacity, Mumbai's overall water stock remains at a comfortable level despite the day-on-day decline.