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Mumbai Lake Levels Cross 90% Mark, Water Stock Rises

Mumbai Lake Levels Cross 90% Mark, Water Stock Rises
Mumbai's Lake Levels Cross 90% Mark Amid Monsoon; Water Stock At Over 13 Lakh Million Litres · freepressjournal.in

Mumbai is a big city in India that needs lots of water every day.

The water comes from seven big lakes and dams nearby.

During the rainy season, called monsoon, these lakes fill up.

A new report says the lakes are now more than 90 percent full.

That means the city has plenty of water stored for people to use.

The lakes hold about 13 lakh million litres of water.

Yesterday they were only 89.49 percent full, so the water level went up a little bit.

Two lakes called Vihar and Tulsi are completely full.

Some lakes even started overflowing in July because of the heavy rain.

The rain keeps falling, so the city's water supply is strong and safe.

Key facts

Current lake level
90.26% of useful live storage capacity
Water stock
About 13,06,364 million litres
Total useful capacity
14,47,363 million litres
Previous day level
89.49%
24-hour increase
0.77 percentage points
Fullest lakes
Vihar and Tulsi at 100%
Highest catchment rainfall (24h)
Modak Sagar, 35 mm
Report source
Hydraulic Engineer's Department Master Control Centre, Bhandup Complex

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