The MMRDA is expected to build dams on the rivers Shai in Thane and Poshir in
Raigad (Maharashtra).
Work on a feasibility study for the dam on the Shai has begun. The project
envisages an investment of Rs 1,620 crore. Initially, Thane Municipal
Corporation (TMC) proposed to develop the project but considering the project
financially unviable and it handed over the project to the State government.
Now, the MMRDA will build the dam with the help of the state irrigation
department.
The dam will have a capacity of 940 million ltrs a day. The project is aimed
at providing water to Thane, Bhiwandi, Ulhasnagar, Kalyan-Dombivli, Ambernath
and Badlapur.
The dam on the Poshi is to be built in Karjat taluka and the project is
slated to be completed by 2010. The dam will feed areas such as Khopoli, Karjat
and Matheran.