Powai Lake Overflow: Mumbai’s Industrial Reservoir Floods After Heavy Rainfall
After intense rains, Powai Lake in Mumbai floods.
The Powai Lake, which has a 545 crore litre storage capacity, is exclusively used for industrial purposes and is not fit for human use.
After two days of intense rain in its catchment districts, Mumbai’s picturesque Powai Lake overflowed Wednesday morning, June 18, 2025, according to a city official.
Its water is exclusively utilised for industrial reasons and is not fit for human consumption.
🔹Powai Lake, one of the main artificial lakes under the jurisdiction of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), began overflowing around 6 am today.
🔹With a storage capacity of 545 crore litres (5.45 billion litres), the lake’s water is non-potable and is primarily used… pic.twitter.com/wCWX20cZQ6
— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) June 18, 2025According to the official, the lake began to overflow at 6 am, with a storage capacity of 545 crore litres.
According to the official, “the lake has reached its capacity and started overflowing due to heavy rainfall in its catchment areas over the past two days,” with the water level standing at 195.10 feet.
In contrast to previous year, the water body, a well-liked recreation area encircled by vegetation and tall buildings in the Powai region, began to overflow 20 days early.
The catchment area is 6.61 square kilometres, while the water area is around 2.23 square kilometres when the lake is full.
The Powai Lake, which is 27 km from the headquarters of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, was constructed in 1890 at a cost of Rs 12.59 lakh.
The metropolis receives 385 crore litres of drinkable water from seven reservoirs: Bhatsa, Upper Vaitarna, Middle Vaitarna, Tansa, Modak Sagar, Vihar, and Tulsi.
