According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) data, as on Tuesday, July 15, the overall water stock in the lakes stand at 11.33 lakh million litres (78.3 per cent) out of the total capacity of 14.47 lakh million litres.
With this, the stock in the lakes, supplying water to Mumbai, is likely to reach its full capacity in a record early time in the last 10 years.
As per reports, it takes approximately 30-40 days for the overall stock to reach full capacity after surpassing the 70 per cent mark.
Last year, the overall water stock crossed the 70 per cent mark on July 24 while the full capacity was reached on September 29. On the same day, the water levels in the lakes were at 35.11 per cent in 2024 and 31.16 per cent in 2023.
Out of the seven lakes, the Modak Sagar lake has reached full capacity at 100 per cent, followed by 94.16 per cent at middle Vaitarna, 84.41 per cent at Tansa, 77.5 per cent at Upper Vaitarna, 70 per cent at Bhatsa, 50.52 per cent at Vehar, and 52.01 per cent at Tulsi lake. In the last 24 hours, the catchment area of Bhatsa Lake saw the maximum rainfall of 69 mm, followed by 60 mm at Tansa, 57 mm at Middle Vaitarna, 50 mm at Vehar, 42 mm at Upper Vaitarna, 33 mm at Modak Sagar, and 24 mm at Tulsi Lake.