Overview
- BMC readings recorded between July 13 and 15 show Mumbai’s seven supplying lakes at about 49.7–49.9% of live storage, holding roughly 719,700–722,538 million litres of usable water.
- Heavy early-July rain caused Vihar to reach 100% and begin overflowing and prompted Tulsi to overflow on the night of July 7, which materially raised reservoir stocks.
- Short dry spells since those rains produced small day-to-day dips and recent Bhandup Complex reports noted little or no rainfall across most catchment areas in the 24-hour readings.
- Central Water Commission data to July 9 put national reservoirs above the long-term normal but below 2025 levels, and Maharashtra’s stores remain well under last year’s figures.
- Below-average rainfall in Marathwada has driven emergency action on the ground, with tanker deployments rising from 200 to 303 by July 13 and dozens of villages now relying on tanker supply.