Mumbai, Aug. 24 -- Mumbai's water stock received a major boost following consistent monsoon rainfall, with the total live storage in the city's seven lakes reaching 1,385,751 million litres, which amounts to 97.8% of their total capacity, officials said here on Sunday.
According to data recorded by the Hydraulic Engineer's Department, on 24 August, lakes such as Modak Sagar, Vehar, and Tulsi have already started overflowing, while Bhatsa and Middle Vaitarna have partially released water through their gates.
According to the Data Upper Vaitarna: 95.75% full, Modak Sagar: 100% full, Tansa: 98.69% full, Middle Vaitarna: 98.01% full, Bhatsa: 94.38% full, and Tulsi and Vehar: both at 100% capacity.
Officials confirmed that Modak Sagar began o...