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City prays to rain god after 10% water cut

DNMUM248731 | 7/2/2012 | Author : DNA Correspondent | WC :194 | Mumbai

The BMC imposed a 10% water cut from Sunday following erratic rain and depleting water levels in its lakes. Residents fear that the cuts will increase in the coming days as the city
is still deprived of a normal monsoon.
As of June 30, the BMC reported 66,354MLD of water across its six lakes —Modak Sagar, Tansa, Vihar, Tulsi, Upper Vaitarna and Bhatsa. In 2011 and 2009, the levels reported in the lakes on the same day were 1,69,042MLD and 1,62,641MLD respectively. In 2010, it was 63,144MLD.
"If it does not rain in two-three days, there will be worrying times," said Raj Kumar Sharma, member of NGO AGNI. "The BMC should have taken efforts to enlighten people against wasting water. But that has not happened. It
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