Upper Vaitarna, one of the seven lakes supplying water to the city is expected to fill up in the coming days. The BMC had previously drawn water from Upper Vaitarna`s reserve stock, which caused this lake to lag behind the others in reaching optimal levels.

Despite a lull in heavy rainfall for over a week, light to moderate showers have continued in the lake areas, gradually increasing the water levels. Currently, the water stock is over 92 per cent. As of Sunday, Upper Vaitarna, which can store 2.27 lakh million litres of water out of the total 14.47 lakh million litres capacity of all the lakes, was 85 per cent full.