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Baarish abhi bhi baaki hai
Updated On: 03 October, 2009 08:17 AM IST | | Somita Pal
With city water reservoirs only 70 per cent full, the BMC pins hope on MET forecast that says it will rain today as well
With city water reservoirs only 70 per cent full, the BMC pins hope on MET forecast that says it will rain today as well
BMC officials are understandably elated with the MET department's forecast, which says it will not stop raining for the next 24 hours.
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The officials, however, say the rains are not heavy enough to roll back the ongoing 15 per cent water cuts necessitated by low water levels at the city reservoirs.
Cloud seeding
Pramod Charankar, deputy municipal commissioner, BMC, said the civic body will continue with the cloud seeding procedures.
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"With the water levels in lakes being what they are, the city needs uninterrupted and heavy rainfall for two to three days.
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