Mumbai: Gargai Dam Affected Villages Give BMC The Go-Ahead

Six villages give written consent for resettlement; civic body to start the compensation process soon

A major hurdle in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) plan to increase water supply to Mumbai by constructing the Gargai Dam was cleared as the villages which come under the dam catchment area gave written consent for resettlement to the civic body.

Now BMC will conduct a drone survey of the villages and individual property and give compensation accordingly. Simultaneously, the BMC has started the procedure to prepare a design for the dam. Gargai Dam is being built on the Gargai river — a tributary of the Vaitarna. Once completed, the dam will add 440 million litres per day water supply to the cities. Currently, Mumbai gets 3,850 million litres water per day. [Readmore]