<p>The <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-film-industry-worker-kills-himself-20-days-after-brothers-suicide-23344690" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation</a> (BMC) has so far removed 5,895 metric tons of water hyacinth, a free floating perennial herb found at the surface of water bodies, from the Powai lake in Mumbai, the civic body said.</p>
<p>The removal of these plants will help in protecting the lake's biodiversity along with enhancing its natural richness, the BMC said in a release on Wednesday.</p>
<p>The BMC said it has cleared 23 per cent of the total 123 acres of water hyacinth-infected area of the lake, built during the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-parking-woes-stall-tree-trimming-efforts-ahead-of-monsoon-23344860" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">British era</a>.</p>
<p>The civic body has undertaken the clearing process from March 8 "to preserve and rejuvenate the natural environment of the Powai Lake," it said.</p>
<p>The lake is spread over 557.50 acres. Nearly 123.97 acres area was infected by the water hyacinth, the civic body said.</p>
<p>"The <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-fire-brigade-concludes-their-annual-fire-drill-competition-23344767" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">water hyacinth</a> removal work on the remaining 94.72 acres area is also being carried out at a fast pace," the release said.</p>
<p>Built in 1891, the Powai lake has a storage capacity of 5,455 MLD (megalitres per day) and its catchment area is spread over 600 hectares.</p>
<p>The lake water is not potable and hence used for other purposes, the release said.</p><p>
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has so far removed 5,895 metric tons of water hyacinth from the Powai lake

Mumbai: 5,895 metric tons of water hyacinth removed from Powai lake

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The removal of these plants will help in protecting the lake's biodiversity along with enhancing its natural richness, the BMC said

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