After observing the rain for the past few years, the BMC this year has already sought permission from the state government to draw water from reserve stocks, in case of a crisis. Though there is enough water in the lakes for the summer, the unpredictable onset of monsoon in the past few years had resulted in water cuts for the city during the rainy season. In the past nine years, the city has faced water cuts five times and three of them were during the monsoon.

There are seven lakes which provide water to the city. Their overall capacity is 14.47 lakh million litres of water and currently there is a stock of 5.33 lakh million litres, which is 37 per cent. Last year, till March 30, there was 5.80 lakh million litres stock (40 per cent).