Mumbai, June 18 -- Mumbai's Powai Lake, an artificial reservoir managed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), began overflowing on Wednesday morning following continuous heavy rainfall in its catchment area over the last two days.

The lake, which has a storage capacity of 545 crore litres (5.45 billion litres), started overflowing at around 6 AM, with water levels reaching 195.10 feet, the BMC said.

In a post on X, the BMC shared a video of the lake overflowing. It further stated, "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-pot...