Good News For Mumbai: Tansa Becomes Third Lake To Overflow After Incessant Rain
According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Tansa Lake began to overflow at 5:40 pm on Tuesday evening
In welcome cheer for Mumbaiites, the Tansa Lake — one of the city's seven key water sources —started to overflow on Tuesday owing to the steady and strong rainfall in its catchment area over the past few days.
According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Tansa Lake began to overflow at 5:40 pm on Tuesday evening, boosting Mumbai's water stock. This will ensure uninterrupted water supply in the coming months.
This is the third lake this season to reach full capacity.
Earlier, on July 7, three gates of the 'Hinduhṛidayasamrat Shiv Sena Pramukh Balasaheb Thackeray Middle Vaitarna Reservoir' were opened after the water level crossed the safe limit.
🚰 मुंबईला पाणीपुरवठा करणाऱ्या ७ जलाशयांचा आज सकाळी ६ वाजेपर्यंतचा अहवाल—🚰 Report of water stock in the seven lakes, supplying water to Mumbai, till 6am today. #MumbaiRains #MyBMCUpdates pic.twitter.com/Qp5DlePDQB — माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) July 23, 2025
Soon after, on July 9, Modak Sagar Lake also started overflowing.
Now, with Tansa full, the city's cumulative water stock has crossed 86.88% of its total storage capacity.
The Tansa dam, located in Shahapur Taluka of Thane district, is one of Mumbai's oldest stone masonry dams and holds a special place in the city's water supply system. It has a maximum storage capacity of about 14,508 crore litres (145,080 million litres) — an impressive figure that directly impacts lakhs of residents.
The continuous downpour in the lake's catchment area has steadily pushed up the water levels in recent days. BMC engineers said that early today that all seven lakes together hold nearly 87% of their total storage capacity — an encouraging sign when compared to dry years.
Records show that Tansa Lake tends to fill up around this time. Last year, it started overflowing on July 24. In 2023, it overflowed on July 26, while in 2022, it reached its capacity as early as July 14. In 2021, Tansa overflowed on July 22, and in 2020, it reached its full mark on August 20.
With more rain expected over the next few days, civic officials hope the other lakes will also fill up soon, ensuring that Mumbai's vast population gets an uninterrupted supply of drinking water through the year.
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