Mumbai lake levels at 14,10,895 million litres , or 97.48 per cent of their live storage capacity, as of September 14. Vihar and Tulsi remained full, while Bhatsa stood at 99.27 per cent. The overall stock was lower than the corresponding period in 2025 and 2024

Mumbai began Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 under cloudy skies as the IMD issued an orange alert for Mumbai and Thane, warning of heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places. The city recorded 49.55 mm rainfall in its island city area and 66.46 mm in the eastern suburbs in the 24 hours till Monday morning