Mumbai's 10% water cut withdrawn

MUMBAI: With total stocks in the seven lakes supplying potable water to Mumbai crossing 50% of the required quantum and one lake having overflowed as well, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday announced withdrawal of the 10% water cut for the city.
At the civic standing committee meeting held on Friday, additional municipal commissioner Pravin Darade, in charge of the civic hydraulic department, tabled a proposal which stated that the 10% water cut which was into force from November last year would be revoked from July 20.
On Friday the total water quantum in the catchment area lakes stood at 7.43 lakh million litres or 51.37% of the required water stocks. The existing water stocks however is much less compared to last year wherein on July 19, 2018, the total water stocks were 11.10 lakh million litres or 76.71%.
The total required water stocks in all the seven lakes needs to be 14.47 lakh million litres as on October 1 on by the end of monsoon for the city to go without a water cut for the remaining part of the year. "On July 15, a review of the water stocks in all the seven lakes was taken. In June and July months, there have been satisfactory rains and the total water stocks currently are almost over 50%. We are hoping for good rains in the remaining monsoon months of July- August -September and are hopeful that by September end the lakes would fill to its full capacity," said the BMC proposal.
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