Mumbai: October rain ensures lakes are full, almost

Vihar lake, one of the 7 reservoirs that supply water to Mumbai. All the lakes have a combined capacity of 14.47 million litres, and the city gets over 3,000 million litres per day. File pic

Continuing rainfall in and around Mumbai has ensured that the water level in the seven lakes that supply water to the city has remained unchanged even after the monsoon officially ended on September 30.

No water cuts?

The stock in the seven reservoirs was recorded at 98 per cent on Friday, sending out the assurance that Mumbai won't face any water cuts till next monsoon.
The city gets around 3,800 million litres of water per day from Upper Vaitarna, Middle Vaitarna, Modak Sagar, Tansa, Bhatsa, Tulsi and Vihar. These lakes have a total capacity of 14.47 million litres.

Lakes 98.5 per cent full in Sept

If the lakes are full by September end, Mumbai gets an uninterrupted supply of water till rains arrive next year, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials had said. The lakes were 98.5 per cent full on September 30.

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With heavy rain lashing the city and its periphery, the stock stood at 98 per cent on Friday, October 21.

Above avg rain

The Santacruz observatory has recorded 217 mm of rainfall so far this month, against the usual average rainfall of 85 mm in the month of October. The rainfall pattern is quite similar to that of last year.

In 2018, the water stock was about 85 per cent in the third week of October, prompting the BMC to impose a 10-per cent cut from November 14.

"It is good for Mumbai. The additional stock will ensure that the supply to the city will be good until the end of summer next year," a civic official told mid-day.

3,800
Amount of water in mn-litres city gets daily

City's October rain

2022 217 mm
2021 170mm
2020 75 mm