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 DamMumbai City Development Plan 2005-25 "" YearMunicipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai "" Capacity(Million Litres) Overflow Level(Metres) Vihar Dam 1860 & 1872 25,698 80.42 Tulsi Dam 1872 8,046 139.17 Tansa Lake 1892 (Stage-I), 1915 (Stage-II), 1925 (Stage-III), 1948 (Stage-IV) 145,080 128.63 Modak Sagar(Lower Vaitarna Dam) 1954 & 1957 128,925 163.15 Upper Vaitarna Dam 1972 227,047 603.51 Bhatsa Dam 1980 to 2007 717,037 142.07 Middle Vaitarna Dam 2014 193,530 285.00
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.
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