Slow and steady rainfall has increased the lake stock to 32 per cent. Though it is way below the massive 75 per cent stock at the same time last year, it is comparatively twice that of 2021. Interestingly, the lakes had filled up to full capacity at the end of the monsoon in both years—2021 and 2022.

The rain is back in the city with intermittent showers and a few heavy spells. The catchment areas too have been also receiving moderate rain over the last week, which has helped increase water stock. Last year, the July rain had filled up four out of seven lakes and the lake levels jumped from 9 per cent to over 75 per cent within a fortnight. This time the intensity of rain is not much and the lakes have been filling up slowly but there are hopes as two-and-a-half months of the monsoon remain.