With persistent rain on the second day, the stock in Mumbai’s lakes surged to 96% on Saturday, September 9. If the lake stock hits 100% by September 30, the city will have a continuous supply of water until the next monsoon.
The lakes were 90% full as of Thursday morning. It was wonderful news for Mumbaikars when it began to pour again a couple of days ago. Within two days, the lake stock swelled by almost 90,000 million litres of water, which is equivalent to a supply of 20 days.
If the rain continues to occur, the remaining lakes, upper Vaitarna as well as Bhatsa, will soon be full. In July, Tansa, Tulsi, Modak Sagar, and Vihar began to flood.
Tansa, Tulsi, Modak Sagar, and Vihar began overflowing in July, while two gates of the middle Vaitarna were opened on Friday, September 8, following significant rain in the lake area.
The combined volume of the seven lakes is 14.47 million liters. As of Saturday, there were 13.92 million litres in stock. Bhatsa contributes 48% of the city’s water daily, and the city now has 92% of its water stock.
The lakes had 82% of their water stock during this period the previous year, but only 60% in 2020. Every day, the BMC supplies 3,850 million litres of water to the city. Every year, on October 1st, they take a water level measurement in the lakes.
Mumbai saw its first bout of rain in the month of September, around September 7. After a scorching run of dry and hot weather during the first few days of the month, Mumbaikars hailed this refreshing wave of rain.
IMD issued a yellow notice on September 8 for many districts in Maharashtra, including Mumbai, Thane, and Raigad, based on its most recent weather forecast. The meteorological bureau further warned that from September 7 to September 10, Mumbai and its surrounding regions will experience enhanced rainfall activity.
Since Monday, a yellow signal has been in effect, indicating the likelihood of heavy rain in isolated regions throughout the rest of the week. Rainfall in Mumbai is anticipated to increase by Sunday, along with thunderstorms and strong winds.
The increasing rainfall activity indicates a beneficial week ahead, which could lead to an improvement in the percentage of useful water content in the seven lakes that supply water to Mumbai, which has been below the water levels reached during the same time last year.
Meteorologists as well as weather experts told me that the amount of rainfall over Mumbai will decrease over the next 24 hours. ” The cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal that has been observed in Madhya Pradesh is expected to make its way to northern MP and Uttar Pradesh. The monsoon surge would be reduced across the country’s west coast as a result of this movement to the north,” said Mahesh Palawat of Skymet Weather Services.
According to data obtained from experts in Mumbai, the cyclonic circulation over central Madhya Pradesh is now located over central areas of north Madhya Pradesh and stretches up to 7.6 km above mean sea level.