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Mumbai Weather: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a generally cloudy skies for Mumbai today, with light rain likely throughout the day. The temperature is expected to range from 24.0 degrees Celsius to 31.0 degrees Celsius. Sunrise occurred at 6:26 AM and sunset is anticipated at 6:40 PM.

For those planning to visit the coast, the first high tide will occur at 10:41 AM, with the sea level rising to 4.27 metres. A second high tide is expected later at 10:49 PM, reaching a level of 3.94 metres. Low tide will be observed at 4:04 AM, measuring 0.83 metres, and again at 4:52 PM.

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Mumbai's Reservoirs at 98.71 per cent Capacity

In related news, the water levels in Mumbai's seven reservoirs, which supply drinking water to the city, have reached an impressive 98.71 per cent capacity, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The total water stock in these lakes currently stands at 1,428,697 million litres.

Mumbai sources its water from several reservoirs: Tulsi, Tansa, Vihar, Bhatsa, Modak Sagar, Upper Vaitarna and Middle Vaitarna. As per the latest BMC data, Tansa Lake is at 98.29 per cent capacity, while Modak Sagar is at full capacity. Other lakes are also nearly full, with Middle Vaitarna at 99.20 per cent, Upper Vaitarna at 98.51 per cent, Bhatsa at 98.43 per cent and Vihar and Tulsi both at 100 per cent.

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Overflowing Reservoirs Due To Heavy Rains

Recent heavy rainfall has led to several reservoirs overflowing. Middle Vaitarna started overflowing on July 4, followed by Vihar and Modak Sagar Lakes on July 25. Tansa Lake overflowed on July 24, contributing to a significant increase in the city’s water supply—equivalent to 17 days’ worth of water in just one day. Tansa Lake, located in the Shahpur region of Thane, provides approximately 400 million gallons of water to Mumbai and continued to overflow on July 26.

Another significant source, Tulsi Lake, began overflowing on July 20 at around 8:30 AM, mirroring an overflow event on the same date last year.