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Mumbai faces shrinking water reserves with only 14 per cent lake storage remaining
Updated On: 06 June, 2026 07:45 AM IST | Mumbai | Eeshanpriya MS
Mumbai's seven lakes hold just 2,07,089 million litres of water, enough for less than 50 days despite a 10% supply cut. With storage at 14 per cent capacity and limited rainfall in catchment areas, the BMC is closely monitoring the situation while urging citizens to conserve water

The Tansa lake in the Shahapur taluka of Thane district. It is one of the seven such water bodies that supply water to Mumbai, which have a total capacity of 14,47,363 million litres. File pic
Mumbai now has a little under 50 days of water stock left in the seven lakes that supply water to the city, despite the 10 per cent water cut imposed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on May 15. As of June 5, the seven lakes have a cumulative water stock of 2,07,089 million litres (ML), and are at 14 per cent of their combined capacity.
This water stock is still higher in comparison to the same day last year, when the lakes were only 11.77 per cent full with 1,70,375 ML of water by June 5, 2025. However, last year, Mumbai had already seen the onset of the southwest monsoon by May 26, 2025.
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