Water Level In Mumbai Lakes At 7.15% On July 2; Check Latest Data Shared By BMC
Mumbai lake levels: The collective water stock in the seven reservoirs is now at 1,03,503 million litres till 6 AM on Tuesday.
The water stock in the lakes supplying drinking water to Mumbai is at 7.15%, according to the data shared by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Tuesday.
The collective water stock in the seven reservoirs is now at 1,03,503 million litres till 6:00 a.m. on July 2. On this day in 2023, the useful water stock was 15.40% and 11.78% in 2022.
Check Latest Lake Levels In Reservoirs That Supply Water From Mumbai Here
The seven reservoirs that supply water to Mumbai are Bhatsa, Upper Vaitarna, Middle Vaitarna, Tansa, Modak Sagar, Vihar and Tulsi - located in Mumbai, Thane and Nashik districts.
The city needs around 4,000-4,500 million litres of water every day. The total capacity of these lakes is 14.47 lakh million litres.
As per the latest BMC data, the water level in Tansa is at 19.63%. Modak Sagar is at 22.81%. The useful water stock in Middle Vaitarna is at 13.84% while Tulsi Lake is at 29.24% of its full capacity.
As per the release, from the gross useful contents of Bhatsa, 5,75,700 million litres are allocated for MCGM usage.
In addition to this, the Maharashtra government has sanctioned 1,37,000 million litres of water for Mumbai from Bhatsa and 91,130 million litres of water from the Upper Vaitarna dam for this season.
Mumbai Lake Levels On July 2
On Monday morning, the IMD, Mumbai had predicted a 'partly cloudy sky with intermittent spells of moderate rain in city and suburbs' in the next 48 hours. Monsoon arrived in Mumbai on June 9, earlier than the normal date of June 11, but rains have been sparse so far.
India Records Below-Normal Rainfall In June: IMD
India recorded below-normal rainfall in June, with the deficit standing at 11%, the highest in five years, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday. According to the IMD data, the country received 147.2 mm of rainfall against a normal of 165.3 mm for the month, the seventh lowest since 2001.
June rainfall accounts for 15% of the total precipitation of 87 cm recorded during the four-month monsoon season in the country.
After making an early onset over Kerala and the northeastern region on May 30, and progressing normally up to Maharashtra, the monsoon lost momentum, extending the wait for rains in West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh, and worsening the impact of a scorching heat wave in northwest India.
(With PTI inputs)
