Mumbai lakes supplying water reach 98.19 per cent capacity

The BMC stated on Thursday that the water levels in Mumbais seven reservoirs which supply the city with potable water have reached 9819 per cent Based on data from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC the combined water stock of the Mumbai lakes stands at 1421113 million litres at present or 9819 per cent of their capacityMumbai gets its water from the Upper and Middle Vaitarnas Bhatsa Tansa Vihar Tulsi and Modak SagarThe civic bodys data on the Mumbai lakes indicates that Tansas water level is 9853 per cent 100 per cent of the water stock is accessible at Tulsi and Vihar lakesIn Modak Sagar 9999 per cent of the portable water is available for use Meanwhile Middle Vaitarna has 9930 per cent Upper Vaitarna has 9958 per cent and Bhatsa has 9935 per cent of the available useful waterIn the wake of heavy rains one more lake supplying water to Mumbai Middle Vaitarna Lake started overflowing on July 4 Lakes Vihar and Modak Sagar began to flood on July 25 due to persistently high rains Around 4 pm on July 24 Tansa Lake started to overflow increasing the amount of water stored in all seven reservoirs by 17 days in a single dayApproximately 400 million gallons of water are supplied to Mumbai by Tansa Lake which is situated in the Shahpur region of Thane On July 26 2024 it overflowedOne of the two lakes that directly feed water to the BMC Tulsi Lake started to overflow on July 20 at around 830 am mimicking the event that occurred on the same day last year at 128 pm according to the civic bodyMumbai rains IMD warns of more downpours across India from 12th16th OctoberHeavy rains lashed Mumbai on Thursday evening causing waterlogging in various areas of the city Elphinstone Road and NM Joshi Marg in Prabhadevi were among the most severely affected with commuters straining to cross flooded streetsImages from these places showed individuals scrambling to cross soggy roadways emphasising the impact of the downpour on daily lifeMeanwhile the India Meteorological Department IMD has issued a nationwide warning for heavy rainfall from October 12th to 16th with downpours expected in several statesThe IMD anticipates severe rains in Tamil Nadu Kerala South Interior Karnataka Konkan and Goa Madhya Maharashtra Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat Heavy rains are forecast in Kerala and Tamil Nadu on October 13 as well as in Konkan Goa Gujaratand the Andaman and Nicobar IslandsOn October 14th the IMD predicts very heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu and Kerala with additional heavy rains in South Interior Karnataka Rayalaseema Coastal Andhra Pradesh Saurashtra and KutchThe forecast continues with heavy rains expected in Rayalaseema Coastal Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu and Kerala on October 15th and 16thWith ANI inputs