Mumbai, Jan. 25 -- In a major breakthrough following sustained citizen activism, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has committed to stopping the flow of untreated sewage into Powai Lake by May marking a significant step towards restoring one of Mumbai's largest and most ecologically important wetlands.
Work to divert sewage away from the 210-hectare, weed-choked lake in north Mumbai has already begun, with civic officials acknowledging that nearly 18 million litres per day of untreated sewage currently enters the lake through multiple inlets. The nutrient-rich discharge has fuelled rampant weed growth, depleted oxygen levels, and threatened aquatic life, including protected marsh crocodiles and fish species. Powai Lake is officially r...