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Lakes in Mumbai


Mumbai metropolis in addition to busy beaches contains some beautiful lakes which include the 'Tulsi Lake', 'Vihar Lake' and 'Powai Lake'. 'Tulsi Lake' and 'Vihar Lake', are located in the 'Borivali National Park'. The lakes of Mumbai present cool and refreshing water and are essential sources of drinking water in Mumbai especially to South Mumbai Regions.

The lakes not far off from the centre are ideal picnic spots for people who do not prefer the crowd at the beaches and other spots. The small hill ranges Powai Kanheri serves as catchment area for rain water which feeds the lake. Besides birds the major attraction of Vihar lake and Powai are the crocodiles which can be seen often basking in the sun. Tresspassing or swimming as such can be dangerous. The lakes are in the vicinity the farthest being some 30 miles away from the regional centre and can be accessed by train or taxi.



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Tulsi Lake


Mumbai's second largest lake is Tulsi Lake. It is one of the lake which supplies Drinking water to the Mumbai City. Its overflow level is measured at 139.17 metres. The Powai-Kanheri hill ranges serve as the catchment area for rain water which feeds the lake. It meets part of the city's water requirement, especially to the South Mumbai region.

Tulsi lake is situated 32 km. from Mumbai, near Borivali National Park in northern Mumbai. It is the northern most lake in Mumbai.

Vihar And Powai Lakes


Within easy reach of Bombay by car are several picturesque lakes. Powai Lake, 25 miles from Bombay, is a quiet stretch of water by the side of a motor road. It can be approached via King's Circle, Sion, and Kurla. or through Santa Cruz and Andheri. Lake Powai is smaller lake of the two, and is situated a little west of the campus of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), one of the premier institutions of science and technology in India.

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For Mumbai’s population of 18 million people, water is the most precious commodity. The metropolis cannot take its first step in the morning and end the day without it. The water supply for Mumbai which comes from six lakes within Mumbai’s precincts has grown over the last 130 years.


These six lakes are being Tansa, Modak, Bhatsa, Vaitarna, Tulsi, Upper Vaitarna and Powai. The system is supported by reservoirs, storages, pipes and taps till they reach the citizens The city in fact, is inundated with creeks and bays.

Set in picturesque surroundings, two of these lakes are within the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, the only wildlife sanctuary within city limits. Powai is bang in the middle of an industrial zone today. All are and have been picnic spots for the Mumbai’s citizens. Except for Tansa, Vaitarna and Upper Vaitarna which lie on the outskirts of the city, which you are likely to see only while travelling on outstation-bound trains, when it crosses the bridges over these lakes.



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