India, June 18 -- Mumbai and its surrounding regions have been lashed by heavy rains since the beginning of the week, causing waterlogging in several low-lying areas and creating traffic snarls. Among the key developments, Powai Lake-one of the primary artificial reservoirs managed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)-began overflowing early Wednesday morning.

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The BMC took to its official X (formerly Twitter) handle to share a video of the lake overflowing. The caption read: "Powai Lake, one of the main artificial lakes under the jurisdiction of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), began overflowing ar...