In the absence of prolonged periods of heavy rain, the water level in the lakes that supply the city with water has risen by only a few inches. According to BMC data, the collective lake levels in Mumbai's seven reservoirs that supply the city with potable water are now 18.73 per cent.

According to data from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the collective lake levels or water storage in the seven reservoirs that supply drinking water to Mumbai were 2,71,147 million litres on Monday or 18.73 per cent.