A small bulb is placed at the bottom of a tank containing water to a depth of \( \sqrt{7} \, \text{m} \). The refractive index of water is \( \frac{4}{3} \). The area of the surface of water through which light from the bulb can emerge out is \( x \pi \, \text{m}^2 \). The value of \( x \) is ________.