The Times of India    02.08.2012

10% water cut for 2 weeks, review meet after Aug 15

MUMBAI: Despite lake levels improving since the last two days, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation body has decided to extend the 10% water cut till August 15.

The water cut was reviewed on Wednesday. The good news is that the hydraulics department has seen signs of improvement due to heavy rain in the catchment areas in the last two days."The average rainfall in the last two days has reached up to 75% instead of 65%. In the last two days, the lakes received 1,40,196 MLD with an average rainfall of 78 mm.

Till date, there is water left for 199 days in the catchment areas. October 1 will be regarded as the end of monsoon. The target is to receive rain for 288 days till then," said an official from the hydraulics department. Additional municipal commissioner Rajiv Jalota said the last few days had added water for 191 days in Upper Vaitarna and 221 days in Bhatsa.