The state government has tentatively agreed to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) request that 1.79 lakh million litres of water from its reserve stock be allocated for the city. The civic body routinely makes such requests in March. Currently, the water stock in all seven lakes is 4,37,727 million litres or 30.24 per cent of the total stock.

Civic officials said the existing stock should be able to fulfil Mumbai’s water requirements until July. “But just to be safe, we have requested the state government’s irrigation department for reserve stock,” an official said.