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Sparse rainfall leaves Mumbai’s catchment reserves low still
Updated On: 21 June, 2024 12:07 PM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
City has got only 166 mm of rain, far below June average of 493 mm
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Tansa Lake at Shahpur, Thane district. FILE PIC
While the drizzle brought cheer to Mumbaikars, the lakes supplying water to the city received fairly less rainfall and haven’t contributed to any rise in lake levels. The city received 166 mm of rainfall up till now, which is way below the June average of 493 mm. The lakes in the city—Tulsi and Vehar—received moderate rain but the small lakes stocked less than 2 per cent of the total water stock for the city. Out of seven lakes that quench the city’s thirst, five are located at the border of Thane and Nashik, while two are in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
As the overall lake levels hit 5 per cent, the BMC started fetching water from the reserved stock of Bhatsa and Upper Vaitarna lakes in the last two weeks. Therefore, the lake levels remained constant. The monsoon officially reached Mumbai on June 10 and the Santacruz observatory recorded 166 mm rainfall till 8 am on Thursday, but it is way below the normal. Similarly, the lakes also haven`t received much rainfall.
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