In the absence of extended periods of heavy rain, the water level in the lakes that supply the city with water has barely risen by a few inches. The aggregate lake levels of Mumbai's seven reservoirs, which provide drinking water to the city are now 22.80 per cent.

Per the data from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the collective lake levels or water stock in the seven reservoirs that supply drinking water to Mumbai were 3,29,992 million litres of water on Wednesday or 22.80 per cent. The water level at the same period in 2023 and 2022 was 27.65 per cent and 50.32 per cent, respectively.