Mumbai and the surrounding metropolitan region experienced intermittent moderate showers on Saturday morning, marking a renewal of monsoon rains in the city.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted moderate to heavy rainfall across Mumbai and its suburbs for Saturday, predicting a generally cloudy sky for the next 24 hours.
A yellow alert was issued by the IMD for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, and Raigad districts, warning residents of potential heavy rains. The alert is valid until 4 pm as part of the IMD’s Nowcast forecast.
The IMD has predicted that temperatures in Mumbai will range from a maximum of 29 degrees Celcius to a minimum of 24 degrees Celcius.
According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), a high tide of 3.72 metres occurred at 9:40 am on Saturday morning, with another high tide expected at 9:56 pm.
The low tide will reach 1.78 metres at 4:02 pm, followed by another low tide of 1.42 metres early on September 29.
The BMC has reported that Mumbai’s seven water-supplying reservoirs have reached 99.44 per cent of their total capacity, ensuring a stable water supply for the city. The total water stock in these lakes stands at 14,47,363 million litres.
Mumbai’s water supply comes from seven reservoirs: Upper Vaitarna, Middle Vaitarna, Bhatsa, Tansa, Vihar, Tulsi, and Modak Sagar. These lakes are vital for providing potable water to the city’s residents.
Due to persistent heavy rains, several lakes have begun overflowing this monsoon season. Middle Vaitarna Lake started overflowing on July 4, followed by Lakes Vihar and Modak Sagar on July 25, and Tansa Lake on July 24.
Tansa Lake, located in the Shahpur region of Thane, supplies approximately 400 million gallons of water to Mumbai. The lake began to overflow on July 26. Tulsi Lake, one of two lakes that directly supply water to the BMC, began to overflow on July 20 at 8:30 am.
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