Water sources of Mumbai

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Mumbai controls several dams in Shahapur Taluka (Thane district) that deliver water to the city. The Western Ghats trap most of the moisture-laden monsoon clouds, which feed these dammed rivers. Currently, these dams/lakes deliver approximately 3.4 billion litres of water to Mumbai daily.

Dams and Lakes near Mumbai
Dam [1] Year [2] Capacity
(Million Litres)		Overflow Level
(Metres) [3]
Vihar Lake 1860 & 187225,69880.42
Tulsi Lake 18728,046139.17
Tansa 1892 (Stage-I)

1915 (Stage-II)

1925 (Stage-III)

1948 (Stage-IV)

145,080128.63
Modak Sagar
(Lower Vaitarna)		1954 & 1957128,925163.15
Upper Vaitarna 1972227,047603.51
Bhatsa 1980 to 2007717,037142.07
Middle Vaitarna [4] 2014193,530285.00

Tansa and Vaitarna dams supply the Southern region of Mumbai, while the rest supply the suburbs. An underground tank in Malabar Hill is used to store the water. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Mumbai City Development Plan 2005-25 ""
  2. ↑ Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai ""
  3. ↑ "Upper Vaitarna lake full, Mumbai has enough water till July 31 next year". Hindustan Times. 24 September 2014.
  4. ↑ Mahamulkar, Sujit (12 August 2014). "Mumbai's youngest dam just metres from filling up for first time". The Times of India.
  5. ↑ Bharucha, Nauzer K.; Pinto, Richa (15 September 2016). "This Bhandup complex is source of safe drinking water to the city". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 January 2023.


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