Mumbai's seven lakes supplying drinking water to the city recorded a combined live storage of 7,20,597 million litres (ML) on Friday, July 17, taking the total water stock to 49.79 per cent of the system's total capacity of 14,47,363 ML, according to data released by the BMC's Hydraulic Engineer's Department at 6 am.

The city's reservoirs had recorded 80.96 per cent live storage on the corresponding day last year and 37.77 per cent in 2024.