Powai Lake Mumbai

A brief introduction to the Powai Lake:

The Powai is a huge artificial lake that is situated in the Northern suburbs of Mumbai. It was after the name of the lake that the suburb of Mumbai is named. The prestigious Indian Institute of Technology and the national Institute of Industrial Engineering is located here. At present this once pristine and serene location is struggling for its existing with silting and invasion of hyacinths. Kanjurmarg is the nearest Suburban railway station to reach Powai lake. The emerging suburbs in this part of Mumbai and the contemporary saga of the lake are reported as Planet Powai by the localites. Powai Lake, Mumbai is of late one of the picturesque lakes that remain within the reach of Bombay that is just at a distance of 25 kms from the core center of the city. The place can be approached via King's Circle, Sion, and Kurla or through Santa Cruz and Andheri.

History of Powai:

Legends have it that the present location of the Powai Lake, Mumbai was once the Powai Valley. It was a central village having several clusters of huts each having their own well. There was also a rivulet in the valley that originated from the rain waters of the lowest slopes of the Western Ghats which still exists as the hillocks on the southern end of the Lake. During the British Rule the authorities intended to augment the water supply to Bombay City by creating a lake from the rivulet and this was achieved in the year 1891 by the construction of two stone barrages approximately 10 meters high across the two hillocks. Thus a man made water body was created that spread across an area of 370 acres or 2.10 sq. kms with its depth varying from 10 meters to 40 meters at its deepest. Due to the an excessive average rainfall of about 2540 mm at the place the lake overflows for more than 60 days in a year.

Troubles of the Lake:

In the year 1995 studies estimated that that over the years more than 3000 cubic meters of silt have been deposited in the Powai Lake, Mumbai which was a great threat to its existence. It was also concluded that the water of Powai lake were polluted and not fit for drinking. The government decided to lease the Lake to the Western India fishing Association. Currently efforts are taken in order to care and conserve this beautiful lake.

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