Mumbai Lake Levels Drop To 94.57% As Water Stock In City's 7 Reservoirs Declines By 0.34% In 24 Hours
Mumbai: Mumbai’s water stock dropped further on Wednesday, with the seven lakes supplying the city recording 94.57 per cent useful live storage as of 6am. The latest figure marks a decline of 0.34 percentage points from the previous day’s 94.91 per cent, according to the BMC Hydraulic Engineer’s Department. मुंबईला पाणीपुरवठा करणाऱ्या ७ जलाशयांचा आज सकाळी ६ वाजेपर्यंतचा अहवाल #MyBMCUpdates…
On Wednesday morning, Mumbai's seven lakes supplying the city reported a water storage level of 94.57 percent, according to the BMC Hydraulic Engineer’s Department. This represents a decline of 0.34 percentage points from the previous day's 94.91 percent. The total useful live storage in the reservoirs stood at 13,68,827 million litres, which is lower than the 14,47,363 ML combined capacity.
The latest reading was taken amid largely dry conditions across the catchment areas, with no rainfall observed in the past 24 hours in most of the lakes. Major lakes such as Upper Vaitarna, Modak Sagar, Tansa, Middle Vaitarna, Bhatsa, Vihar, and Tulsi reported varying levels of water storage, with Bhatsa having the highest at 97.05 percent and Modak Sagar at 70.36 percent.
Despite this decline, the overall water stock remains above 94 percent of the reservoirs' combined useful live storage capacity. Mumbai continues to experience hot and humid weather, with an air quality index (AQI) of 172, classified as 'poor'.
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