<p>The combined water levels in<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-weather-update-expect-moderate-rainfall-today-23373846" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"> Mumbai's seven reservoirs</a>, which supply drinking water to the city, have reached 91 percent, according to BMC data.</p>
<p>According to <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-pothole-free-roads-from-aug-18-thanks-to-ganpati-bappa-23372617" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation</a> (BMC) data, the collective water stock in Mumbai lakes is currently at 13,25,100 million litres, which is 91.55 percent of capacity.</p>
<p>Mumbai draws water from Tulsi, Tansa, Vihar, Bhatsa, Modak Sagar, Upper Vaitarna, and Middle Vaitarna.</p>
<p>As per the data shared by the civic body on the Mumbai lakes, the water level in Tansa is at 99.18 per cent. At Modak-Sagar, 100 per cent of water stock is available.</p>
<p>In Middle Vaitarna 96.29 per cent, Upper Vaitarna 84.07 per cent, Bhatsa 89.16 per cent, Vihar 100 per cent and Tulsi 100 per cent of useful water level is available.</p>
<p>In the wake of <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/officially-only-334-potholes-in-mumbai-23370772" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">heavy rains</a>, one more lake supplying water to Mumbai, Middle Vaitarna Lake, started overflowing on July 4. Lakes Vihar and Modak Sagar started to flood on July 25 as a result of persistently high rains. Around 4 pm on July 24, Tansa Lake began to overflow, increasing the amount of water stored in all seven reservoirs by 17 days in a single day.</p>
<p>Approximately 400 million gallons of water are supplied to Mumbai by <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-lake-levels-surge-as-rain-boosts-citys-water-stock-to-80-per-cent-capacity-23371114" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Tansa Lake</a>, which is situated in the Shahpur region of Thane. On July 26, 2024, it overflowed.</p>
<p>One of the two lakes that directly feed water to the BMC, Tulsi Lake, started to overflow on July 20 at around 8:30 am, mimicking the event that occurred on the same day last year at 1:28 pm, according to a statement from the civic organisation.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its latest weather update for Mumbai, has predicted moderate rainfall for Saturday.</p>
<p>The weather department, in its latest update for Mumbai, has predicted "moderate spells of rain in the city and suburbs" over the next 24 hours.</p>
<p>The maximum temperature in the city is likely to settle at 31 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature will be recorded at 26 degrees Celsius.</p>
<p>A high tide of about 3.85 metres is expected to hit Mumbai at 3.16 pm today, stated Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The civic body also said that a low tide of about 1.31 metres is expected at 9.15 pm today.</p><p>
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