The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) announced that work on the largest dam in the state — the Middle Vaitarna — was complete. The dam, which has been one of the most ambitious projects, promises to supply an additional 455 million litres of water per day. The project is likely to be commissioned by August. Earlier slated to be completed by 2011, the completion date was pushed further and the construction was likely to be over by May 2012. Civic officials said that the dam, whose height is 102m, will be put to use during the monsoon, when water will fill up.
Water from the Middle Vaitarna dam will be released into the lower lake, Modak Sagar, in a controlled manner. From there, it will be drawn for treatment and then supplied to Mumbai. To bridge the gap between the city's demand and supply, the dam project was recommended in 1993 by the Chitale Committee. Accordingly, it was decided to construct the dam in Mokhada in Thane district. However, it was necessary to cut around 2 lakh trees for the project. Amid opposition, the environment ministry granted permission in 2007 after the civic body planted the exact number of trees in Beed district. The work on construction of the dam finally started in 2007. The dam, estimated to cost around Rs 2,700 crore, was implemented as part of the Mumbai IV Water Supply Project. With its completion, the civic body will be able to meet the city’s water requirement of around 3,900 mld. Currently, the BMC supplies roughly 3,350 mld, while the city’s demand is 4,200 mld.
Water from the Middle Vaitarna dam will be released into the lower lake, Modak Sagar, in a controlled manner. From there, it will be drawn for treatment and then supplied to Mumbai. To bridge the gap between the city's demand and supply, the dam project was recommended in 1993 by the Chitale Committee. Accordingly, it was decided to construct the dam in Mokhada in Thane district. However, it was necessary to cut around 2 lakh trees for the project. Amid opposition, the environment ministry granted permission in 2007 after the civic body planted the exact number of trees in Beed district. The work on construction of the dam finally started in 2007. The dam, estimated to cost around Rs 2,700 crore, was implemented as part of the Mumbai IV Water Supply Project. With its completion, the civic body will be able to meet the city’s water requirement of around 3,900 mld. Currently, the BMC supplies roughly 3,350 mld, while the city’s demand is 4,200 mld.
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