Tulsi Lake, which is one of the seven lakes supplying water to Mumbai’s city and suburbs overflowed on Thursday morning after reaching its maximum level. This lake is located in Powai in the eastern suburbs and is the smallest among the seven lakes. Meanwhile, overall water stock in all the seven lakes that supply water to Mumbai stood at 39.6% on Thursday morning which is a 5% rise recorded in the past 48-hours. The city has experienced close to 150 mm of rains in the past two days and the catchment areas also recorded a significant proportion of rains. The current stock will last Mumbai a little more than 117 days, as every 1% of water stock in the lakes equates to three days of consumption. According to BMC’s data, the catchment areas around Tulsi Lake recorded 254 mm of rains in past 24 hours, followed by 121 mm recorded in Vihar lake, 74 mm in Modak Sagar, 60 mm in Middle Vaitarna, 45 mm in Tansa and 32 mm recorded in Upper Vaitarna. The civic body’s data also state that on July 20, 2022, the water stock in all the seven lakes stood at 88%, while in 2021 the stock stood at 33.22%. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) from July 1 had implemented a 10% water cut in Mumbai, as the water reserves in the lakes depleted below normal level. The water cut was also implemented as a precautionary measure against the delayed monsoon onset over Mumbai this year. “Usually the stock should cross the 50% mark by the end of July. There is a forecast of good rainfall in the catchment areas for the remaining part of this year, therefore we will wait and watch. If we feel that the lake levels aren’t satisfactory then an additional 5% cut could be imposed,” said a civic official.
