Navi Mumbai: The Panvel City Municipal Corporation (PCMC) approved a Rs 1,000 crore proposal to raise the height of Dehrang Dam by 20 metres, which will increase its storage capacity to 38 million cubic metres.Dehrang Dam, located at the foothills of Matheran, supplies water to the Panvel township.Currently, Panvel receives about 230 MLD of water, of which around 16 MLD is supplied by Dehrang Dam.Moreover, after the execution of the Nhava Sheva Phase III water supply scheme, the PCMC will receive an additional 25 MLD. A corporator from Panvel, Latif Shaikh, said, “The proposal was approved in the general body meeting held on June 23. The city is facing an acute water shortage.”Dehrang Dam is 62 years old and it is the primary drinking water source.
