Facing monsoon woes? Yes, getting stuck in a train or reaching late to destinations due to watery impact on modes of transport are frustrating, no doubt. Now, consider the fact that these very rains, which disrupt our routine lives, have raised the level of lakes by 2,76,129 million litres, which is 72 days water stock.
Take another moment to ponder the monsoon might, which suffices our drinking needs all through the year, and has added 82,819 million litres in just 72 hours. In the last 24 hours, 11 days additional water stock has accumulated in the lakes.
As the lake levels dipped abysmally, the BMC was compelled to impose 10 per cent water cut from June 27 onwards. The shortage could have aggravated further if the July month hadn’t brought heavy downpour.
So far, the lakes have accumulated 2,76,129 million litres or 19.8 % of their total capacity, which is 14,47,363 million litres. Last year on July 7, the water stock in the lakes was 18 per cent while it was 14 per cent on the same day in 2020.