Water Level In Mumbai Lakes At 22.80% On July 12; IMD Predicts Heavy To Very Heavy Rainfall

After light showers for two days, Mumbai city and neighbouring districts received moderate to heavy spells of rain on Thursday. Due to this, the useful water stock in reservoirs supplying water to the metropolis increased to 22.80% on Friday. On this day in 2023, it was 27.65% and 50.32% in 2022. Check here the latest water levels in Mumbai Lakes as of July 15, 2024.

The collective water stock in the seven reservoirs is now at 3,29,992 million litres till 6:00 am on July 12, according to the data shared by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.

Seven reservoirs, namely Bhatsa, Upper Vaitarna, Middle Vaitarna, Tansa, Modak Sagar, Vihar and Tulsi, supply 385 crore litres of potable water to the megapolis. To supply water to the entire Mumbai metropolitan city, the total useful water stock required is 14,47,363 million litres.

As per the latest BMC data, the water level in Tansa is at 45.98%. Modak Sagar is at 37.03%. The useful water stock in Middle Vaitarna is at 22.80% while Tulsi Lake is at 61.35% of its full capacity. Vihar Lake has a present stock of 42.50%.

Mumbai is expected to receive moderate to heavy rain in the city and suburbs with the possibility of very heavy rainfall at isolated places.

Tide timings:

• High Tide at 4:09 pm: 3.87 meter

• Low Tide at 10:22 pm: 1.68 meter

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Mumbai, indicating heavy to very heavy rainfall on Friday and Saturday.

There is a monsoon trough and a cyclonic circulation has also developed over Mumbai, which has resulted in strong westerly winds, the Met Department said, according to news agency ANI.

The centres that recorded the highest rainfall from 7 am to 8 am on Friday, are as follows: (in millimeters)

City:

• F North Ward Office & Wadala Fire Station - 28

• Worli Sea Face Municipal School - 27

• Pratiksha Nagar Municipal School - 26

• Savitribai Municipal School & Rawali Camp - 26

• Sewree Koliwada Municipal School - 25

• G South Ward Office - 24

• Nadkarni Park - 23

• Talchekarwadi Municipal School - 23

• N. M. Marg Joshi Municipal School - 22

• F South Ward Office - 22

• Dadar Fire Station - 22

• Worli Fire Station - 22

Eastern Suburbs:

• Shivaji Nagar Municipal School - 42

• Mankhurd Fire Station - 36

• Chembur Fire Station - 33

• Nutan Vidya Mandir & L Ward Office - 29

• Collector Colony Municipal School - 28

• M West & M East Ward Office - 27

• Ramabai Municipal School & Vaibhav Nagar Municipal School - 26

• Marwali Municipal School - 25

• Shahaji Nagar Municipal School - 22

• N Ward Office - 20

• Kurla Fire Station - 17

Western Suburbs

• BKC Fire Station - 36

• Naralwadi Municipal School - 32

• Pali Chimbai Municipal School- 30

• Vile Parle Fire Station - 30

• Supari Tank Municipal School - 30

• SWD Workshop - 28

• H East Ward Office - 26

• Gazdhar Bandh Storm Water Pumping Station - 25

• H West Ward Office - 22

• Chakala Fire Station - 16