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 99.04 per cent.
As per the BMC on Tuesday (October 7), the collective water stock in these reservoirs is 14,33,481 million litres, which amounts to 99.04 per cent of their total capacity.
The BMC supplies drinking water daily from Upper Vaitarna, Modak Sagar, Tansa, Middle Vaitarna, Bhatsa, Vehar, and Tulsi lakes.
Of these, Tansa has 98.37 per cent water stock, Modak Sagar 99.99 per cent, Middle Vaitarna 99.16 per cent, Upper Vaitarna 100 per cent, Bhatsa 98.62 per cent, Vehar 100 per cent and Tulsi 100 per cent.
Lower (Modak Sagar), Middle and Upper Vaitarna lakes, along with Tansa, supply water to the western suburbs from Dahisar Check Naka to Bandra and to the western parts of the city from Mahim to Malabar Hill.
Bhatsa, Vehar, and Tulsi together form the Bhatsa system. Water from this system is treated at the Panjarpur Water Treatment Plant and distributed to the eastern parts of Mumbai, covering the eastern suburbs from Mulund Check Naka to Sion and further to Mazgaon.
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a generally cloudy sky over Mumbai with a possibility of light to moderate rain or thundershowers across the city and suburbs on Tuesday.
The IMD`s Santacruz observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 31.7 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 23.9 degrees Celsius on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Colaba observatory reported a high of 30.5 degrees Celsius and a low of 24.5 degrees Celsius, as per the latest Mumbai weather updates.
According to latest Mumbai weather updates, the city is expected to experience intermittent rainfall through the day, typical of the post-monsoon transition period.
The high tide is expected at 11:34 am with a height of 4.52 metres, followed by another high tide at 12:17 am (midnight) measuring 4.76 metres. The low tide will occur at 5:48 pm with a height of 0.23 metres, and the next low tide at 6:05 am on October 8 will measure 0.91 metres.
Rainfall recorded between 8 am on October 6 and 8 am on October 7 stood at 4.69 mm in the city, 1.24 mm in the eastern suburbs, and 0.33 mm in the western suburbs.
Residents are advised to plan their travel considering the high tide timings and the possibility of light rainfall across various parts of the city.
