Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Mumbai Lakes’ Water Stock Falls to 95.84% as Monsoon Withdrawal Nears
Mumbai gets drinking water from seven lakes.
On October 3, those lakes were about 96% full.
They held less water than the day before.
Their levels were also lower than on the same date last year and in 2024.
Modak Sagar had the lowest level, while Vihar was full.
No rain fell at Bhandup Complex in the 24 hours before the report.
The monsoon was expected to withdraw in a few days.
The city monitors the lakes to keep track of its water supply.
Mumbai’s seven drinking-water lakes held 95.84% of their combined useful storage capacity as of 6 am on October 3.
The total was 13,87,139 million litres, down from 96.05% the previous day.
The reported stock was below the 98.95% recorded on the same date last year and 99.52% in 2024.
Modak Sagar had the lowest storage at 76.91%, while Vihar was at 100%.
No rain was recorded at Bhandup Complex in the preceding 24 hours; monsoon withdrawal was expected within days.
- Who
- Mumbai’s seven drinking-water lakes, monitored by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.
- What
- Their combined useful water storage was 95.84% of capacity, down from 96.05% the previous day.
- When
- As of 6 am on October 3; the report says the monsoon was expected to withdraw in a few days.
- Where
- The reservoirs supplying Mumbai; the rainfall reading cited was from Bhandup Complex.
- Why
- The civic body monitors the lakes to assess Mumbai’s water availability.
- Combined lake stock
- 95.84% of total useful storage capacity
- Water held
- 13,87,139 million litres
- Combined useful capacity
- 14,47,363 million litres
- Previous day
- 96.05%
- Same date last year
- 98.95%
- Same date in 2024
- 99.52%
- Lowest and highest lake levels
- Modak Sagar: 76.91%; Vihar: 100%
- Rainfall at Bhandup Complex
- No rainfall in the preceding 24 hours; 3,896 mm recorded so far