The combined stock in the seven lakes that supply water to the city was only 17 per cent stock at 6 am on Tuesday. However, officials say the current heavy showers will help raise the lake levels. Last year on July 13, the stock was 23 per cent.

Of the seven lakes that supply water to the city, five are in Thane and Nashik District. As the rain took a long break after an early start in June, the water levels have gone down. Last year, when the city faced a 20 per cent water cut in August, the storage had been 23 per cent on July 13. In 2019, the lakes were almost half full in the second week of July.