19 July,2024 03:25 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), while sharing Mumbai weather updates, on Friday said that the city was likely to witness heavy to very heavy rain in the city and its suburbs in the next 24 hours.
The Regional Meteorological Department in its forecast also said that the maximum and minimum temperatures would be around 29°C and 25°C respectively.
Meanwhile, heavy showers since early morning in Mumbai hit railway and bus services on Friday.
Incessant rain with intermittent heavy spells led to waterlogging on some low-lying areas and roads of the city.
Some railway tracks also faced waterlogging, slowing down the public transport services in the morning.
The suburban trains were on Friday morning running at least 15 to 20 minutes late, commuters told the PTI.
According to the news agency, a railway official said water has accumulated on tracks at Chunabhatti on the Harbour line due to heavy showers coupled with high tide.
High tide and heavy rains can potentially cause flooding in low-lying areas as water doesn't flow into the sea during that time.
The movement of trains has slowed down a bit, he said.
Meanwhile, in the last 24 hours ending at 8 am, Mumbai's island city recorded an average rainfall of 78 mm. The figure for eastern Mumbai and western Mumbai was 57 mm and 67 mm rainfall, the civic officials said on Friday.
Lake levels in Mumbai reservoirs at 39.23 per cent, says BMC
The collective lake levels in Mumbai of the seven reservoirs that supply drinking water to the city are now at 39.23 per cent, as per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) data.
According to the BMC , on Friday, the collective lake levels or water stock in Mumbai lakes is now at 5,67,779 million litres of water or 39.23 per cent. During the same time in 2023, the lake levels were at 36 per cent while in 2022 it was near 86 per cent.
Mumbai gets water from Tulsi, Tansa, Vihar, Bhatsa, Modak Sagar, Upper Vaitarna, and Middle Vaitarna. According to data supplied by the city authorities, Tansa's water level is 74.01 per cent. At Modak-Sagar, 57.66 per cent of the water stock is available.
In Middle Vaitarna 36.14 per cent, Upper Vaitarna 8.43 per cent, Bhatsa 38.01 per cent, Vehar 59.77 per cent and Tulsi 89.30 per cent of portable water level is available.
