In the face of opposition from several quarters to the construction of a cycle track along the periphery of Powai Lake, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) issued a detailed explanation on Friday and clarified that the lake was built by the civic body and was not a naturally occurring water body. The corporation also made it clear that the proposals for creating a community space, including a cycle track/walkway along the periphery of the lake do not entail any building construction and competent authorities have approved the project. 

Lake is not a natural one

A BMC official said, “The lake was sanctioned by the Standing Committee in November 1889 and built by 1891. Despite several remedial measures, issues related to poor quality of water, such as sewage ingress, resultant silting and hyacinth growth persist even today.”