Lake levels rise 12% in 24hrs, easing water cut fears
Mumbai: The water stock in the seven lakes that supply to the city saw the steepest single-day increase this monsoon between June 19 and 20, surging from 1.9 lakh million litres (13.19% of total capacity) to 3.64 lakh million litres (25.17%).
Earlier this week, on June 17 (Tuesday), the lake stock had dipped below 10%, reaching a worrying 9.78%, prompting the BMC to tap into its reserve stock, which the civic body has stopped following heavy rainfall in the lake catchment areas across Thane, Palghar and Nashik. The seven lakes are: Tansa, Bhatsa, Modak Sagar, Tulsi, Vihar, Upper Vaitarna, and Middle Vaitarna.
Officials from the hydraulic department attributed the 12% jump in lake stock to intense rainfall in their catchment areas.
The rise has eased fears of immediate water cuts. The civic body usually imposes water cuts in the 5-10% range in June of there is inadequate rainfall. Last year, for instance, a 10% water cut was imposed in the city from June 5 to July 29 after lake levels had dipped.
Civic hydraulic department chief engineer Purshottam Malawade said that water cuts had anyway been ruled out as the BMC dipped into reserves, which would have sustained the city's needs until July.
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"But now we have stopped taking water from reserves as they belong to the irrigation department and the BMC has to pay for use," he said. Mumbai has a daily water requirement of 4,200 MLD (million litres per day).
Meanwhile, Ransai Dam has begun overflowing, bringing relief to Uran township. The MIDC-run dam, which provides 35 million litres of water a day to Uran, ONGC, defence facilities, JNPT, Nhava Sheva, and 22 grampanchayats in Uran taluka, has resumed regular distribution.
The facility implemented twice-weekly water restrictions since December due to reduced levels but has now achieved its complete storage capacity of 10 million cubic metres following substantial rainfall.
Earlier this week, Powai lake, which supplies 10 MLD of water for industrial purposes, overflowed. Concerns over the lake have been consistent as 16-18 MLD of sewage enters it. BMC said it has a plan that includes diverting sewage lines, setting up a sewage treatment plant, and intensifying the removal of water hyacinth to restore the ecological health of the lake.
(Inputs from BB Nayak)
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