Powai Lake, one of Mumbai’s prominent artificial lakes managed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), began overflowing early this morning following intense rainfall over the last couple of days. 

According to civic officials, the lake started to overflow around 6 am on Tuesday after continuous downpours caused its catchment area to receive significant water inflow.

?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