A good spell of rain has pushed the water stock in lakes to over 74 per cent, but the BMC is taking its time to withdraw the 10 per cent water cut. With the forecast of a dry August, the civic body has decided to wait for another week before taking any decision in this regard.

There are seven lakes that supply water to the city. Two are within city limits (Tulsi and Vihar) while five are on the outskirts (Bhatsa, Tansa, Upper Vaitarna, Middle Vaitarna and Modak Sagar), with a combined capacity to store 14.47 lakh million litres of water. All the lakes except Bhatsa and Middle Vaitarna received more rain than last year, but despite this, the stock in lakes is comparatively less than in 2022.