{
  "id": 1420161,
  "title": "Mumbai's Water Stock Dips Marginally To 92.16%; City’s 7 Lakes Hold Over 13.33 Lakh Million Litres",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/mumbais-water-stock-dips-marginally-to-92-16-citys-7-lakes-hold-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T04:15:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbais-water-stock-dips-marginally-to-9216-citys-7-lakes-hold-over-1333-lakh-million-litres"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai's water storage has slightly decreased marginally to 92.16% on Monday, according to the latest data from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's Hydraulic Engineer's Department. The seven lakes that supply water to the city currently hold 13,33,884 million litres of usable water, which is 92.16% of their total usable live storage capacity of 14,47,363 million litres. This is a slight drop from the 92.24% recorded the previous day, a 0.08 percentage point decrease. Vihar and Modak Sagar lakes maintained 100% usable live storage, with Vihar holding 27,698 million litres and Modak Sagar holding 128,925 million litres. Upper Vaitarna, Bhatsa, Tansa, and Middle Vaitarna recorded 84.51%, 89.89%, 98.45%, and 97.68% usable live storage respectively. Despite the minor decline, Mumbai's water reserves remain at a secure level. Mumbai experienced light drizzle, cloudy skies, and gusty winds on Monday, with the India Meteorological Department forecasting moderate rain and potential thunderstorms throughout the day.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Mumbai’s water stock witnessed a marginal decline on Monday, with the seven lakes supplying water to the city holding 92.16 per cent of their total useful live storage capacity, according to the latest data from the Hydraulic Engineer’s Department of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). मुंबईला पाणीपुरवठा करणाऱ्या ७ जलाशयांचा आज सकाळी ६ वाजेपर्यंतचा अहवाल #MyBMCUpdates…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}