The water levels in lakes supplying drinking water to Mumbai have risen following heavy rainfall in their catchment areas. According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) data, the combined stock in the seven reservoirs that provide water to the city now stands at 96.74 per cent.

As per the BMC on Wednesday (August 27), the collective water stock in these reservoirs is 14,00,219 million litres, which amounts to 96.74 per cent of their total capacity.

Upper Vaitarna recorded a storage of 2,19,332 million litres, which is 96.60 per cent of its capacity, after receiving 43 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours. Modak Sagar is at 100 per cent storage with 128,925 million litres, having received 46 mm of rain. Tansa lake holds 143,769 million litres (99.10 per cent of capacity) with 38 mm of rainfall, while Middle Vaitarna is at 97.40 per cent capacity with 187,512 million litres.