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Mumbai’s water stock enough to last another month
Updated On: 17 June, 2022 08:15 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Stock below 12 per cent, officials say will take call on water cut based on rainfall over the next two weeks
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Vihar Lake, which supplies water to the city, overflowed on August 7, 2020. File pic
Water level in the lakes that supply water to the city are at their lowest in the last three years at only 12 per cent of total capacity. This is due to the late onset of monsoon this year. Civic officials, however, are hopeful that there would not be any need for water cuts as the monsoon is now activated.
The India Meteorology Department predicted a normal monsoon this year, but the delay is impacting the water stock for Mumbai. The seven lakes—Bhatsa, Tansa, Upper Vaitarna, Middle Vaitarna, Modak Sagar, Tulsi and Vihar—which have a combined capacity of 14.47 lakh million litres, now have 1.72 lakh million litres of water which is less than 12 per cent of the total capacity. This despite the fact that the city received more than average rainfall last year.
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