The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday brought down its water cut extent from 20 per cent to 10 per cent in supply to domestic consumers after its catchment region received heavy rainfall with one the four major lakes, Modak Sagar, overflowing.
Modak Sagar, from where BMC draws nearly 15 per cent of the total 3750 million litres water supplied daily, overflowed at around 4.05am on Wednesday.
Taking stock of situation
Water stock at seven lakes supplying water to city has gone up by quantity equal to 50 days' stock after the region received an average rainfall of 184.02 mm during the 24-hour period(beginning at 6 am on Tuesday). As reported in dna on July 30, the stock had increased by quantity equalling 34 days' after receiving average 176.62 mm rainfall received during the 24-hour period (beginning at 6 am on Monday).
Good news for residents
The BMC had been implementing 20 per cent cut in water supply time to Mumbaikars from July 2 in the wake of receding stock levels. The corporation had on July 16 extended 50 per cent to 100 per cent cut in supply quantity made to commercial and recreational facilities. The cut implemented in supply to commercial and recreational facilities though will continue for now.
"We are feeling half relieved. But there has been significant rainfall in the catchment region. Over the past 48 hours, the stock has increased by 84 days' quantity and the useful content available across dams is now 47.41 per cent of the total quantity we can accumulate at dams. Hence, we have brought down the cut applied to domestic consumers," said Ramesh Bambale, hydraulic engineer.
No reprieve for commercial facilities
Bambale said the civic body will review its decision to execute water cut to commercial establishments after a week. "We will wait for another week to see if situation across dams to improve. Only then we will decide whether to roll back water cut to commercial establishments. Similarly, we will take a call on whether to go ahead with cloud seeding experiment in a week," he added.
However, the officer stressed that citizens use water judiciously.
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