88.69%
Combined live storage across all lakes compared to 96.06% same time last year. 1,283,708 million litres - Live storage as at 6 am 31 Aug 2021. [Annual requirement: 1,447,363 million litres, Total capacity: 1,778,000 million litres]
333
Number of days of supply left in all lakes combined (@ 3,850 million litres BMC supplies to city each day as against a need of 4,200 million litres).
637,471 million litres
भातसा / Bhatsa. At 88.90% of its live storage capacity of 717,037 million litres, compared to 96.67% at the same time last year. Today's rainfall: 63 mm. Total rainfall since 01 Jun: 2,016 mm. ~45% rise in storage over a 8 day period of 20 to 27 Jul! Lake's share of water to Mumbai: 48%. Nearly 70% of water in the dam is meant for Mumbai.
174,999 million litres
Upper Vaitarna. At 77.08% of its live storage capacity of 227,047 million litres, compared to 93.20% at the same time last year. Today's rainfall: 11 mm. Total rainfall since 01 Jun: 1,774 mm. Lake's share of water to Mumbai: 16%.
180,769 million litres
Middle Vaitarna. At 93.41% of its live storage capacity of 193,530 million litres, compared to 91.49% at the same time last year. Today's rainfall: 23 mm. Total rainfall since 01 Jun: 1,898 mm. ~58% rise in storage in last 10 days! Lake's share of water to Mumbai: 12%.
110,956 million litres
मोडकसागर / Modak Sagar.. At 86.06% of its live storage capacity of 128,925 million litres, compared to 100.00% at the same time last year. Today's rainfall: 59 mm. Total rainfall since 01 Jun: 2,282 mm. ~74% rise in storage in 4 days, 19 Jul - 22 Jul! Lake's share of water to Mumbai: 11%. The city sources 440 million litres of water each day from the lake. First overflow of the season on 22 Jul.
143,769 million litres
तानसा / Tansa. At 99.10% of its live storage capacity of 145,080 million litres, compared to 99.18% at the same time last year. Today's rainfall: 55 mm. Total rainfall since 01 Jun: 2,032 mm. ~62% rise in storage in 4 days, 19 Jul - 22 Jul! Lake's share of water to Mumbai: 10%. First overflow of the season on 22 Jul.
8,046 million litres
Tulsi. At 100.00% of its live storage capacity of 8,046 million litres, compared to 100.00% at the same time last year. Today's rainfall: 19 mm. Total rainfall since 01 Jun: 3,831 mm. Lake's share of water to Mumbai: 2%. First overflow of the season at 11 am on 16 Jul.
27,698 million litres
Vihar. At 100.00% of its live storage capacity of 27,698 million litres, compared to 100.00% at the same time last year. Today's rainfall: 8 mm. Total rainfall since 01 Jun: 2,478 mm. Lake's share of water to Mumbai: 1%. First overflow of the season at 9 am on 18 Jul.
3,800 million litres
Volume of water the BMC supplies to the city and its suburbs every day.
233,070 million litres
Barvi. At 100.00% of its live storage capacity of 233,070 million litres, compared to 100.00% at the same time last year. The water from Barvi dam is supplied to Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli, Ulhasnagar, Mira- Bhayander, Bhiwandi and Navi Mumbai. (This entry as included as part of Mumbai lakes on popular demand :-)). Data as on 30 Jul.
01 Jul
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) unlikely to announce water cuts given water supply combined live storage across all lakes on 01 Jul was at 18.28% compared to 8.18% same time last year.
16 Jul
“For a week now, cumulative water available in the seven lakes has not increased, and remains at about 17%. The catchment area has not received sufficient rainfall. We will observe the lake levels closely for the next two-three days, and then decide the future course of action for the remaining year. A decision about whether to impose a water cut will be taken after this.” -