The city is in desperate need of rain as the water level in the lakes that supply water to the city has plunged to a new low. The city has experienced a low stock of water before, but this year's delay in monsoon has created serious concerns. In the past five years, the water level had always increased by July.

All the seven lakes have a combined stock of 1.14 lakh MLD water which is below eight per cent of the total storage capacity — 14.47 lakh MLD. Last year, the lake levels were lower in June but had started rising due to heavy rain in the last week of the month.