Mumbai: Rainfall races ahead, but city lake levels lag

Updated On: 12 July, 2023 06:53 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent

This year’s monsoon may be exceeding the average monthly rainfall, but lakes are only 26 per cent full as opposed to 40 per cent the same time last year

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Bhatsa’s water stock was 1,45,654 million litres on Tuesday. File pic

The 10 per cent water cut imposed across the city will not be rolled back for now as Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials feel the monsoon has not picked up yet. The collective water stock of lakes was 3.82 lakh million litres or 26.36 per cent on Tuesday morning.

On July 11 last year, the figure was 5.83 lakh million litres or 40 per cent. The present stock should have been at least 30 to 35 per cent, according to officials. The cut was implemented due to the delay in the monsoon’s arrival. To supply water to the city smoothly throughout the year, a stock of 14.47 lakh million litres is required.

The total storage capacity of Tansa is 1,45,080 million litres. File pic