India, June 19 -- Inflow of sewage water into the Powai lake will stop entirely by October, additional municipal commissioner (projects) Abhijit Bangar told the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) standing committee on Thursday.

Currently, around 18 million litres of sewage water is released into the lake every day, Bangar said.

"Work on diverting the sewage water is likely to be completed by month-end and sewage inflow is likely to stop by July. But some infusions might continue during the monsoons," Bangar said during the meeting.

During the meeting, the BMC also approved the appointment of consultant AECOM Asia Company Ltd to develop a master plan at a cost of Rs.1.85 crore for a new 1. 8-km promenade along the lake. The earlie...