04 October,2026 11:55 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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Mumbai's seven lakes supplying water to the city had 13,82,265 million litres (ML) of useful live storage as of 6 am on Sunday, October 4, according to the Hydraulic Engineer's Department of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
The combined storage stood at 95.50 per cent of the total useful live storage capacity of 14,47,363 ML, down from 95.84 per cent recorded a day earlier.
Among the seven reservoirs, Vihar Lake was at 100 per cent of its live storage capacity, while Middle Vaitarna stood at 99.60 per cent.
Bhatsa had 97.82 per cent of its live storage, followed by Tulsi at 98.12 per cent. Upper Vaitarna stood at 96.60 per cent, while Tansa was at 93.91 per cent.
Modak Sagar recorded the lowest storage level among the seven lakes at 75.19 per cent.
The BMC report stated that no rainfall was recorded at the Bhandup Complex during the previous 24 hours, with the day's rainfall recorded at 0 mm. The total rainfall recorded at the complex stood at 2,991 mm.
The individual lakes also recorded no rainfall during the period. Modak Sagar recorded 0 mm, Tansa 0 mm, Middle Vaitarna 0 mm, Bhatsa 0 mm, Vihar 0 mm and Tulsi 0 mm. Upper Vaitarna also recorded 0 mm.
The report noted that Vihar Lake started overflowing on July 7 at 9 pm, while Tulsi Lake began overflowing at 11.43 pm on the same day.
Tansa Dam started overflowing on July 22 at 8.51 am, followed by Modak Sagar Dam on July 23 at 2.07 am.
The report also stated that the Middle Vaitarna WSCP gate was closed on July 6 at 2 pm, while release from Upper Vaitarna was stopped at 10 am on July 6.
Despite the slight decline in overall storage from the previous day, the seven reservoirs continue to hold more than 95 per cent of their combined useful live storage capacity, keeping Mumbai's water stock at a high level.
