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Mumbai: Lake levels in seven reservoirs that supply water to the city at 36.97 per cent

Updated on: 19 July,2023 10:42 AM IST  |  Mumbai
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Mumbai draws water from Tulsi, Tansa, Vihar, Bhatsa, Modak Sagar, Upper Vaitarna, and Middle Vaitarna

Mumbai: Lake levels in seven reservoirs that supply water to the city at 36.97 per cent

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In Mumbai, the collective water stock in the seven reservoirs that supply drinking water to the city is now 36.97 per cent, as per the BMC data.


According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) data, on Wednesday, the collective water stock in the seven reservoirs that supply drinking water to Mumbai is now at 5,35,116 million litre of water or 36.97 per cent.


Mumbai draws water from Tulsi, Tansa, Vihar, Bhatsa, Modak Sagar, Upper Vaitarna, and Middle Vaitarna.


As per the data shared by the civic body, the water level in Tansa is at 68.07 per cent. At Modak-Sagar, 59.99 per cent of water stock is available.

In Middle Vaitarna 49.59 per cent, Upper Vaitarna 13.21 per cent, Bhatsa 29.42 per cent, Vihar 55.12 per cent and Tulsi 84.78 per cent of useful water level is available.

Heavy rains lashed parts of Mumbai on Wednesday morning and the weather department has issued an 'orange' alert for the city, predicting heavy to very heavy showers at some places during the day.

Train services on the Panvel-Belapur Harbour Line route were affected to a "point failure" at Panvel at 9.40 am, Central Railway's chief public relations officer Shivraj Manaspure told news agency PTI.

The official said train services on the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT)-Belapur route were running. Many commuters of the Central railway claimed the trains were running 10-15 minutes late.

The Western Railway authorities said their services were normal.

There was no report of any major water-logging early in the morning, a civic official told PTI.

Bus services of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking were running as per their proper routes and there was no diversion, a civic official told PTI.

The India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Mumbai centre on Tuesday issued an 'orange' alert for Mumbai and Thane districts, predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places on Wednesday.

It issued a 'red' alert for neighbouring Raigad and Palghar districts, forecasting heavy to very rainfall at a few places and extremely heavy rain at isolated places.

A civic official said the IMD Mumbai in its daily weather forecast predicted "heavy rainfall in the city and suburbs with a possibility of very heavy rainfall at a few places" in the next 24 hours.

There will be a high tide of 4.23 meters in the sea at 1.23 pm, as per the local civic body.

The island city, eastern and western suburbs received an average rainfall of 47.42 mm, 50.04 mm and 50.99 mm, respectively, in the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 am Wednesday.

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