{
  "id": 538745,
  "title": "Mumbai Lake Levels Update: Water Stock Rises To 89.05%; City's Lakes Gain 0.17% In 24 Hours",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/mumbai-lake-levels-update-water-stock-rises-to-89-05-citys-lakes-gain",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-11T06:01:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-lake-levels-update-water-stock-rises-to-8905-citys-lakes-gain-017-in-24-hours"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai's water stock has risen significantly to 89.05 percent of its total useful live storage, according to data from the Hydraulic Engineer's Department as of 6 am on August 11. The city's seven lakes collectively hold 12,88,833 million litres of water, a 0.17 percentage point increase from the previous day. The seven lakes' total useful live storage capacity stands at 14,47,363 million litres. Among the major reservoirs, Upper Vaitarna holds 80.57 percent of its useful live storage with 1,82,941 million litres available. Tansa and Modak Sagar have reached near full capacity at 99.10 percent and 99.99 percent respectively. The overall stock of water in Mumbai's lakes remains below the level recorded during the same period last year.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Mumbai's water stock has continued to improve with the ongoing monsoon, rising to 89.05 per cent of the total useful live storage as of 6 am on August 11, according to data from the Hydraulic Engineer's Department. The city's seven lakes collectively hold 12,88,833 million litres (ML) of water, up from 88.88 per cent recorded a day earlier, marking an increase of 0.17 percentage points in…",
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  "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."
}