Powai lake overflows as Mumbai receives heavy rainfall

Due to heavy rainfall in the catchment area of the Powai lake for the last few days, the lake started overflowing on Saturday.

The Powai lake in Mumbai started overflowing on Saturday as torrential rains continued to lash the city for the last few days. The lake started overflowing 24 days earlier than compared to last year. Powai Lake, built in 1890 at a cost of Rs 40 lakhs, is one of the most important artificial lakes in Mumbai. The water of this lake is not potable and is mainly used for industrial purposes. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said the Powai lake started overflowing at around 3 pm. Last year, the same lake was completely flooded on July 5 at around 6 am.