Mumbai's Water Crisis Eased as Middle Vaitarna Dam Reaches Full Capacity

Mumbai's Middle Vaitarna dam, one of the city's main drinking water sources, reached full capacity, alleviating the water crisis. Five out of seven reservoirs that supply Mumbai are now full, prompting the local civic body to withdraw a 10 per cent water cut. Continuous rainfall has significantly boosted water levels.

Mumbai's Middle Vaitarna dam, responsible for supplying drinking water to the city, hit its full capacity on Sunday morning, confirmed an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

This milestone marks the fifth dam out of seven in the reservoir network to reach full capacity, joining the ranks of Tulsi, Vihar, Modak Sagar, and Tansa dams. Persistent rainfall in the catchment areas has significantly elevated the water levels.

Consequently, the civic body announced the withdrawal of a 10 per cent water cut that had been imposed across the city. Currently, the seven reservoirs have a collective storage capacity of 1,44,736 crore litres, with 89.10 per cent filled, the official noted.

(With inputs from agencies.)