Mumbai draws water from Tulsi, Tansa, Vihar, Bhatsa, Modak Sagar, Upper Vaitarna, and Middle Vaitarna
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In Mumbai, the collective water stock in the seven reservoirs that supply drinking water to the city is now 68.06 per cent, as per the BMC data.
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According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) data, on Friday, the collective water stock in the seven reservoirs that supply drinking water to Mumbai is now at 9,85,130 million litre of water or 68.06 per cent.
The Modak Sagar lake, one of the seven lakes that supply water to Mumbai, started overflowing on July 27 at 10.52 pm, the civic body said late Thursday. Earlier on July, the Tulsi lake overflowed following heavy rains in the city and suburbs.
Mumbai draws water from Tulsi, Tansa, Vihar, Bhatsa, Modak Sagar, Upper Vaitarna, and Middle Vaitarna.
As per the data shared by the civic body, the water level in Tansa is at 99.58 per cent. At Modak-Sagar, 100 per cent of water stock is available.
In Middle Vaitarna 79.70 per cent, Upper Vaitarna 42.78 per cent, Bhatsa 59.22 per cent, Vihar 100 per cent and Tulsi 100 per cent of useful water level is available.
Meanwhile, most parts of Mumbai received light rains with occasional spells of moderate to heavy showers on Friday, but the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in the city.
"Heavy to very heavy rainfall in city and suburbs with the possibility of extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places likely today. Occasional gusty winds reaching 40-50 kmph very likely," the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Friday.
For Friday, the IMD has issued a 'yellow' alert for Mumbai, predicting heavy rainfall at isolated places.
A high tide of about 3.20 metres is expected to hit Mumbai at 7.08 pm today, stated Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The civic body also said that a low tide of about 2.52 metres is expected at 1.50 pm today.
The island city, eastern and western suburbs received an average rainfall of 100.82 mm, 94.79 mm and 129.12 mm respectively in 24 hours ending 8 am, the civic body's data showed.
Some motorists complained that traffic on the Eastern as well as Western expressways was moving slow, but there was no issue on the Eastern Freeway connecting Chembur to south Mumbai.
The city traffic police said there was a traffic snarl on the Sion-Panvel highway after a chemical tanker overturned at Uran Phata in Navi Mumbai in the morning.
On Thursday, heavy rains lashed the city, especially its northern parts, causing water-logging at many places which badly affected the movement of vehicles.
The BMC had declared a holiday for all schools and colleges on Thursday.
Due to heavy rains, water-logging was witnessed in Matunga, DN Nagar, Byculla, Trombay, Azad Maidan, Kandivali, Kalbadevi, Oshiwara, Dahisar, Magathane on Thursday, with water being almost half-feet in most of these areas.
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