After past few days of downpour, the water stock in the lakes from which the city gets its supply increased by 51,685 by million litres, which equals the supply of about 13 days, on July 6.

mid-day had reported earlier this month about the water storage reaching its five-year low on July 2. Mumbai gets daily supply from seven lakes — Tulsi and Vihar lakes in Mumbai, and Bhatsa, Modak Sagar, Upper Vaitarna, Middle Vaitarna and Tansa at Thane-Nashik belt. After two days of heavy rainfall, the water stock increased to 8 per cent — 1.60 lakh million litre — of the total storage capacity (14.47 lakh million litre) on July 6.