Mumbai’s Powai Lake overflows after heavy rains

A Çekçek passes through heavy rain in the bandrai in Mumbai. | Photo Loan: Emmanual Yogini

A civilian official, Natural Powai Lake in Mumbai, over Wednesday, June 18, 2025, overflowed for the last two days after heavy rains in the capture areas.

The water is not drinkable and is used only for industrial purposes.

Authorized, 545 Crore Liter storage capacity of the lake 6 began to overflow, he said.

“The lake reached the lake capacity and has begun to overflow due to heavy rainfall in the basin areas for the last two days.” He said.

The water body, a popular recreation point surrounded by greens and high floors in the Powai region, began to overflow 20 days ago compared to last year.

When the lake is filled, the water area is 2.23 square kilometers and the basin area is 6.61 km2.

Lake Powai Lake, 27 km away from the headquarters of Brihanmumbai Municipality company, was built in 1890 at 12.59 lakh.

Seven reservoirs, ie Bhatsa, upper Vaitarna, Middle Vaitarna, Tansa, Modak Sagar, Vihar and Tulsi, Megapolis supply 385 crore liter drinkable water.