The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has stated that the city`s water supply will remain unaffected despite the decrease in water levels in the reservoirs, amid rising temperatures and increased evaporation. The civic body has assured residents that adequate water resources have been secured for Mumbai, including additional supplies from contingency reserves.

In a statement released on Monday, BMC clarified that the Maharashtra government has made provisions for additional water from the Contingency Reserves of Bhatsa and Upper Vaitarna dams to ensure that the city continues to receive sufficient water until July 31. The state irrigation department has approved 68,000 million litres from Upper Vaitarna and 1.13 lakh million litres of water from the Bhatsa dam`s reserved stock.