Mumbai rains: Powai Lake starts overflowing after heavy monsoon showers

Mumbais Powai Lake one of the key artificial lakes in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC area began overflowing at around 530 am on Wednesday following heavy rainfall in the cityThe lake has a storage capacity of 545 crore litres and is used exclusively for industrial purposes Its overflow marks a significant milestone in the monsoon season reflecting the impact of sustained rainfall across Mumbai over the past several days Powai lake one of the most importanthellip pictwittercomPMrAEz8fsbmdash Mumbai BMC mybmc July 1 2026Powai Lake is among the major water bodies maintained by the BMC Although it is not part of the citys potable water supply system it plays an important role in meeting industrial water requirementsOverflow reflects strong monsoon activityThe overflow comes as Mumbai continues to receive heavy monsoon showers leading to rising water levels in lakes and reservoirs across the metropolitan regionCivic officials said the lake started overflowing at approximately 530 am after reaching its full storage capacity Authorities continue to monitor water levels and rainfall as the monsoon remains active across the citySeveral parts of Mumbai receive 100 mm of rains in 24 hoursSeveral parts of Mumbai received over 100 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending 8 am on Wednesday resulting in waterlogging at the Andheri subway and a few other lowlying areas officials saidThe inundation prompted the authorities to divert traffic they saidBEST buses operated normally while suburban train services on the Central Railway and Western Railway were running with some delays said officialsServices on the Harbour line which connects Navi Mumbai with parts of Mumbai were disrupted after an overhead wire snapped between 452 am and 545 am affecting the movement of local trains they saidThe eastern suburbs received an average of 109 mm of rains followed by the western suburbs with 87 mm and the island city with 86 mm between 8 am on Tuesday and 8 am on Wednesday the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC saidCiting data from automatic rain gauges installed across the city it said that Mankhurd an eastern suburb recorded the highest rainfall at 1704 mm during this periodIn the island city Byculla recorded a rainfall of 16252 mm while the Mumbai Central area received 14243 mm of rains followed by Wadala at 127 mmIn the western suburbs the Bandra Kurla Complex area and Borivali received 1324 mm and 126 mm of rains respectively The rain gauge at Dindoshi fire station recorded 123 mm the BMC saidBetween 7 am and 8 am on Wednesday the island city and eastern suburbs received light rain with a few heavy spells while parts of the western suburbs witnessed heavier showersThe highest rainfall during the hour was recorded in Andheri West 39 mm which falls under the KW ward Andheri East received 34 mm of rainfall while Bandra West recorded 24 mm the civic body said