In Mumbai, high tide is expected at 3:04 pm with a height of 4.28 meters, followed by low tide at 9:14 pm with a height of 0.77 meters. On August 15, high tide will occur at 3:54 am with a height of 3.99 meters, while low tide will be at 9:26 am with a height of 1.73 meters
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The IMD has issued an orange alert for Mumbai and its suburbs, forecasting moderate to heavy rain over the next three hours.
"Moderate to heavy rain is likely at some places in Mumbai city, Mumbai suburbs, and Raigad district in the next three hours. Citizens should remain alert," the weather department stated. The warning was issued at 10:15 am and will remain in effect until 1:15 pm.
Meanwhile, a yellow alert has been announced for Thane, Palghar, and Ratnagiri districts, as well as the Ghat areas of Pune district, with a forecast of moderate rainfall in the next three hours.
In Mumbai, high tide is expected at 3:04 pm with a height of 4.28 meters, followed by low tide at 9:14 pm with a height of 0.77 meters. On August 15, high tide will occur at 3:54 am with a height of 3.99 meters, while low tide will be at 9:26 am with a height of 1.73 meters.
Meanwhile, according to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) data, the combined stock in the seven reservoirs that provide water to the city now stands at 89.38 per cent.
As per the BMC on Thursday (August 14), the collective water stock in these reservoirs is 12,91,129 million litres, which amounts to 89.38 per cent of their total capacity.
The BMC supplies drinking water daily from Upper Vaitarna, Modak Sagar, Tansa, Middle Vaitarna, Bhatsa, Vihar, and Tulsi lakes.
Of these, Tansa has 97.88 per cent water stock, Modak Sagar 91.24 per cent, Middle Vaitarna 95.26 per cent, Upper Vaitarna 84.07 per cent, Bhatsa 87.93 per cent, Vehar 76.61 per cent and Tulsi 87.44 per cent.
Lower (Modak Sagar), Middle and Upper Vaitarna lakes, along with Tansa, supply water to the western suburbs from Dahisar Check Naka to Bandra and to the western parts of the city from Mahim to Malabar Hill.
Bhatsa, Vehar, and Tulsi together form the Bhatsa system. Water from this system is treated at the Panjarpur Water Treatment Plant and distributed to the eastern parts of Mumbai, covering the eastern suburbs from Mulund Check Naka to Sion and further to Mazgaon.
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