Mumbai’s seven lakes supplying water to the city have witnessed a further decline in their combined water stock, dropping by 0.08 percentage points to 49.65 per cent of their total useful live storage capacity, according to the Hydraulic Engineer’s Department, Master Control Centre (Bhandup Complex) report recorded at 6 am on Thursday, July 16.

The city’s reservoirs currently hold 7,18,582 million litres (ML) of water against their total useful storage capacity of 14,47,363 ML.