Mumbai, April 8: It is recommended to Mumbaikars to start using water in an extremely restricted manner as the coming months could see a reduction of water supply in the maximum city. The water stock in the seven lakes that supply water to Mumbai is close to 26 per cent of its total capacity. The lowest in April in the last two years. Here are the problems faced across the world due to unavailability of water.

But what concerning the most is that the weather forecaster Skymet has predicted that the monsoon this year will be "below normal", said civic officials to Times of India. Mumbai city receives water from seven lakes namely Tulsi and Vihar, Bhatsa, Modak Sagar, Middle Vaitarna, Upper Vairtarna and Tansa. Is Drinking 8 Glasses of Water Good for Health? 60% of People Believe in This Myth.

Comparing the water stock from last year in April, the water in the lakes was 5.59 lakh million litres vied to 3.74 litres this year. The Tulsi has 42 per cent water stock while the Upper Vaitarna and Vihar are 20 per cent full. The maximum water is supplied from Bhatsa lake which has 26 per cent water stock.

Since November 2018, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has been reeling on a 10 per cent water cut in supply across the city. When the cuts were announced on November 14, the total water stock in seven lakes was 10.95 lakh million litres, nearly 77 per cent of its capacity, while in the same date on 2017, the stocks stood at 13.17 lakh million litres, which is around 92 per cent of its capacity. Due to erratic showers in the last monsoon followed by a dry spell, there was less storage of water in dams.

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