Shelar, the guardian minister of Mumbai Suburban, held a review meeting with Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani at the civic headquarters. “Tenders for the Gargai Dam should be floated within two months once all necessary permissions are secured,” he said
Maharashtra Cultural Affairs minister Ashish Shelar. File Pic
Maharashtra Minister Ashish Shelar on Monday instructed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to issue tenders for the Gargai Dam project within the next two months.
Shelar, the guardian minister of Mumbai Suburban, held a review meeting with Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani at the civic headquarters.
According to the news agency PTI, Shelar said, “Tenders for the Gargai Dam should be floated within two months once all necessary permissions are secured.”
The proposed dam, located in the neighbouring Palghar district, is expected to supply nearly 440 million litres of water daily to Mumbai. Currently, the city receives around 4,000 million litres per day, while the demand stands at approximately 4,600 million litres.
As per PTI, amid water shortages in several parts of the city, Shelar reviewed the dam project’s progress. Although it has already received approvals from the state government, some clearances from the Union government’s forest department are still pending.
Shelar added that he personally reached out to Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav, urging him to expedite the necessary permissions.
BMC details Mumbai’s 4,000 MLD water supply system, plans new projects to meet future demands
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on September 20 outlined the scale and complexity of the city’s water supply system, which currently provides 4,000 million litres of water per day to residents through a three-tier distribution network spanning nearly 5,000 km, a statement issued by the civic body said.
Mumbai’s water comes from seven major sources located 100 to 175 km from the city: Vehar, Tulsi, Tansa, Modak Sagar (Vaitarna), Upper Vaitarna, Middle Vaitarna, and Bhatsa. Together, these reservoirs contribute to the city’s massive daily water supply.
The water from these rovers is conveyed through large underground tunnels and pipelines to treatment plants at Panjrapur, Bhandup Complex, Vihar, and Tulsi.
The water gets transported through coagulation, flocculation, sand filtration, and chlorination. BMC also highlighted that the water is purified to standards set by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and IS 10500:2012.
Moreover, the average turbidity remains below 0.3 NTU, with residual chlorine levels of 0.2 PPM at the consumer end.
Once treated, the water is stored at Master Balancing Reservoirs in Bhandup and Yewai in Thane district, then distributed to 27 service reservoirs across the city.
(With inputs from PTI)
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