Mumbai Water Update: Reservoir Stock Slips To 97.39%; 7 Lakes Record No Rainfall In Last 24 Hours
Mumbai: Mumbai's water stock dipped to 97.39 per cent on Saturday as all seven reservoirs supplying the city recorded no rainfall in their catchment areas over the past 24 hours. According to the latest report issued by the Hydraulic Engineer's Department from the Master Control Centre at Bhandup Complex on Sep 26, the seven lakes collectively held 1,409,600 million litres (ML) of useful live…
Mumbai's water reserves have dropped to 97.39% as all seven lakes that supply the city recorded no rainfall in the last 24 hours, according to a report from the Hydraulic Engineer's Department. The seven reservoirs together hold 1,409,600 million litres of useful live storage, which is slightly lower than the 1,435,538 ML recorded last year, representing 99.18% capacity.
Bhatsa, the largest reservoir, has 710,727 ML, or 99.12% of its capacity, with a slight drop of 0.04 meters over the past 24 hours. Vihar and Tulsi remain full at 100%, while Middle Vaitarna stands at 98.76% with 191,124 ML, experiencing a 0.04-meter decline. Tansa has 96.91% storage at 140,592 ML, down by 0.03 meters. Modak Sagar, however, saw the sharpest decline of 0.09 meters, dropping to 112,081 ML, or 86.93% of its capacity.
Despite the slight decrease, the reservoirs still hold more than 97% of their combined useful capacity.
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