Despite heavy rainfall on Wednesday, the lake levels rose marginally. Three out of the seven lakes that supply water to the city are full while others are more than 95 per cent full.

Based on the BMC's data, the overall lake level rose from 97.7 per cent on Wednesday to 97.8 per cent on Thursday. Among the seven lakes, the level of Upper Vaitarna rose significantly from 95.75 per cent recorded on Wednesday to 97.03 per cent on Thursday. The lake level of Bhatsa, however, slightly dipped from 97.28 per cent on Wednesday to 96.9 on Thursday.