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Mumbai lakes hold 92.16 per cent water stock as three reservoirs remain at full capacity
Updated On: 17 August, 2026 09:53 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai’s seven lakes held 13,33,884 million litres of water, or 92.16 per cent of their total live storage capacity, as of 6 am on August 17. Vihar, Tulsi and Modak Sagar remained at 100 per cent, while light showers continued across the catchment area

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Mumbai's seven lakes, which supply drinking water to the city, collectively held 13,33,884 million litres of water, or 92.16 per cent of their total live storage capacity, as of 6 am on Monday, August 17, according to the Hydraulic Engineer's Department at the Bhandup Master Control Centre.
The current stock now stands higher than the same period last year, when the reservoirs contained 13,12,539 million litres (90.68 per cent). However, the lake levels remained significantly lower than in 2024, when the lakes had 13,48,885 million litres, accounting for 93.20 per cent of the total live storage.
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