While two monsoon months are edging towards the end, the seven lakes that supply water to the city of Mumbai almost have 50 per cent less water this year compared to 2019. However, the BMC has notified that no decision has been taken with regards to water cuts in the city as they are closely monitoring the situation as of now.
There are seven lakes - Bhatsa, Tansa, Upper Vaitarna, Middle Vaitarna, Modak Sagar on Thane-Nashik belt and Tulsi and Vihar in Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SNGP) which provide water to the city of Mumbai. The water stock in these lakes stood at a little more than 4 lakhs million litres which is 28 per cent of the required water consumption. On the same day last year, it was 7.6 million litres or 52 per cent of the required stock. With no prediction of heavy rainfall in the days to come, the lack of water has become a cause for concern. Mumbai has known to been facing an urban water crisis for a couple of years now. The delay in monsoons in the city has given birth to issues of water shortage and if the city does not receive adequate rainfall, Mumbai can face water cuts in several areas.
However, river Tulsi, which is the smallest lake, is on the verge of overflowing. Tulsi provides 1 per cent of the total water supply in the city. The storage capacity of Tulsi is 139.17 meters (8 thousand 86 million litres). The level of water in the lake on Sunday was 139.07 meters. Therefore, the lake had accumulated 7,903 million litres or 98 per cent water on Sunday. Every year after the end of monsoon, on October 31, the water level in all the lakes is reviewed. On October 1, a total of 14 lakhs 47 thousand 363 million litres of water is required in all the lakes.
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