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[[Mumbai]] controls several dams in Shahpur taluk (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 deliver approximately 3.4 billion litres of water to Mumbai daily. Here are the dams supplying the city the water it needs to survive:<br />
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|+ Dams and Lakes near Mumbai<br />
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! Dam <ref>Mumbai City Development Plan 2005-25 "[http://www.mcgm.gov.in/irj/go/km/docs/documents/MCGM%20Department%20List/City%20Engineer/Deputy%20City%20Engineer%20(Planning%20and%20Design)/City%20Development%20Plan/Urban%20Basic%20Services.pdf]"</ref><br />
! Year <ref>Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai "[http://www.icrier.org/pdf/Maharashtra_05nov12.pdf]"</ref><br />
! Capacity <br> (Million Litres) <br />
! Overflow Level <br> (Metres) <ref>Maximum Lake Levels "[https://web.archive.org/web/20140924122027/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mumbai/upper-vaitarna-lake-full-mumbai-has-enough-water-till-july-31-next-year/article1-1267880.aspx]"</ref><br />
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| [[Modak Sagar]] <br> (Lower Vaitarna)<br />
| 1957<br />
| align=Right | 128,925 <br />
|align=Right | 163.15<br />
|-<br />
| [[Tansa Lake]]<br />
| 1892 to 1925<br />
|align=Right | 144,000 <br />
|align=Right | 128.63<br />
|-<br />
| [[Vihar Lake]]<br />
| 1860<br />
|align=Right | 27,000 <br />
|align=Right | 80.42<br />
|-<br />
| [[Tulsi Lake]]<br />
| 1879<br />
|align=Right | 8,000 <br />
|align=Right | 139.17<br />
|-<br />
| [[Upper Vaitarana Dam|Upper Vaitarana]]<br />
| 1973<br />
|align=Right | 227,047 <br />
|align=Right | 603.51<br />
|-<br />
| [[Bhatsa]]<br />
| 1983<br />
|align=Right | 710,000 <br />
|align=Right | 142.07<br />
|-<br />
| [[Middle Vaitarna]]<ref>Middle Vaitarna "[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Mumbai/Mumbais-youngest-dam-just-metres-from-filling-up-for-first-time/articleshow/40073700.cms]"</ref><br />
| 2012 <br />
|align=Right | 193,000 <br />
|align=Right | 285.00<br />
|}<br />
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"[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/This-Bhandup-complex-is-source-of-safe-drinking-water-to-the-city/articleshow/54336531.cm]"</ref> [[Tansa Dam|Tansa]] and Vaitarna dams supply the southern region of Mumbai, while the rest supply the suburbs. An underground tank in [[Malabar Hill]]s is used to store the water.<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Mumbai topics}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Water Sources Of Mumbai}}<br />
[[Category:Geography of Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:Water supply and sanitation in India]]<br />
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