{
  "id": 9315316,
  "title": "Mumbai Water Stock Rises To 98.13%; Lake Levels Nearly Full Ahead Of Monsoon Withdrawal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/mumbai-water-stock-rises-to-98-13-lake-levels-nearly-full-ahead-of",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-23T09:54:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-water-stock-rises-to-9813-lake-levels-nearly-full-ahead-of-monsoon-withdrawal-mumbai-news"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai's water reserves have risen to nearly full capacity ahead of the monsoon's withdrawal, according to the latest data from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The city's seven reservoirs collectively hold 14,20,297 million litres of water, representing a stock of 98.13%. This marks a marginal increase of 0.02 percentage points from the previous day's 98.11%.\n\nThe reservoirs are nearing their combined useful storage capacity of 14,47,363 million litres. Among them, Bhatsa, Vehar, and Tulsi are at 100% capacity, while Tansa has reached 98%, Middle Vaitarna is at 99.03%, Upper Vaitarna at 96.60%, and Modak Sagar stands at 88.70%.\n\nNo rainfall was recorded in the catchment areas on Wednesday, with the cumulative rainfall for the monsoon season so far reaching 2,961 mm. Despite the high water stock, Mumbai is bracing for partly cloudy skies with light to moderate rain and possible thunderstorms on Wednesday. Winds are expected to gust up to 60 kmph, and temperatures will hover between 28°C and 31°C.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Mumbai's water stock rose marginally to 98.13 per cent on Wednesday, with the city's seven reservoirs collectively holding 14,20,297 million litres (ML) of water, 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."
}