Water relief!

However, Pramod Charankar, deputy municipal commissioner, said, "We will be reviewing the water condition in mid October now. Generally it rains in the first week of October, so we thought of postponing the meeting."

Another official from the hydraulic department, requesting anonymity, said, "Even though it rains in October, it is unlikely that the lakes will overflow again.
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There has to be a heavy downpour for three to four consecutive days, which looks a distant possibility considering that the monsoon is on its way out."

Normally, by September all the six lakes supplying water to the city overflow. But this year only two lakes Modak Sagar and Tulsi filled to capacity, but even the level went down subsequently.

Up Ahead

The Middle Vaitarna Water Supply Project, which is likely to provide an additional 455 million litres (1,820 Olympic-sized swimming pools) a day, will be completed in 2011.

Two dams on the river Gargai (120 km north of Mumbai ) and Pinjal (130 km north of Mumbai) by 2017 and 2021 respectively, which would supply over 1,300 crore litres (5,200 swimming pools).

Mumbai's water demand goes up by 8-10 crore litres every year. That's enough water to fill 35-40 Olympic-size swimming pools.

Presently, the city receives 328 crore litres a day (1,312 swimming pools) against the demand of 420 crore litres of water (1,680 swimming pools).

(One Olympic-size swimming pool has a capacity of 25 lakh litres.)

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