Mumbai and its adjoining areas witnessed heavy downpour on Tuesday morning and intermittent rainfall in the catchment areas of seven lakes has increased the water stock.

The seven lakes that provide drinking water to Mumbai have 2,14,169 million litres of water or 14.80 per cent of the total capacity of 14,47,363 lakh million litres, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday. The water level in the lakes was 18.96 per cent this time last year.