After a brief break, rains made a comeback in several parts of the city on Friday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted moderate showers in the city and the suburbs for the next 24 hours. mid-day.com lensmen NIMESH DAVE and SAYYED SAMEER ABEDI capture some rain-soaked moments from Bandra and Kurla
Updated On: 2025-09-19 08:51 PM IST
Compiled by : Divya Nair
In its latest weather updates, IMD stated that Mumbai is likely to witness, "Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning, light to moderate rainfall and gusty winds (30-40kmph) at isolated places". PIC/NIMESH DAVE
Apart from Mumbai, the weather bureau has issued a yellow alert, indicating moderate rainfall, for the neighbouring Thane, Palghar, and Raigad districts, too. PIC/NIMESH DAVE
Meanwhile, the maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 30 degrees Celsius and 26 degrees Celsius, respectively. PIC/NIMESH DAVE
The rains have facilitated water accumulation in the lakes supplying drinking water to Mumbai. The seven reservoirs that provide water to the city now have a combined content of 99.32 per cent. PIC/NIMESH DAVE
As per the Mumbai civic body, on Friday, the collective water stock in the reservoirs (Upper Vaitarna, Modak Sagar, Tansa, Middle Vaitarna, Bhatsa, Vehar, and Tulsi lakes) is 14,33,121 million litres. PIC/NIMESH DAVE
Tansa has 98.93 per cent water stock, Modak Sagar 99.78 per cent, Middle Vaitarna 98.99 per cent, Upper Vaitarna 99.15 per cent, Bhatsa 99.43 per cent, Vehar 100 per cent and Tulsi 100 per cent, according to BMC's Mumbai rains data. PIC/SAYYED SAMEER ABEDI
Lower (Modak Sagar), Middle and Upper Vaitarna lakes, along with Tansa, supply water to the western suburbs from Dahisar Check Naka to Bandra and to the western parts of the city from Mahim to Malabar Hill. PIC/SAYYED SAMEER ABEDI
Lower (Modak Sagar), Middle and Upper Vaitarna lakes, along with Tansa, supply water to the western suburbs from Dahisar Check Naka to Bandra and to the western parts of the city from Mahim to Malabar Hill. PIC/SAYYED SAMEER ABEDI
Bhatsa, Vehar, and Tulsi together form the Bhatsa system. Water from this system is treated at the Panjarpur Water Treatment Plant and distributed to the eastern parts of Mumbai, covering the eastern suburbs from Mulund Check Naka to Sion and further to Mazgaon. PIC/SAYYED SAMEER ABEDI
Pedestrians wade through water in Kurla. PIC/SAYYED SAMEER ABEDI