DEMAND AND SUPPLY

Panvel city, with a population of 1.11 lakh, needs a total of 27 million litres of water a day (mld). Around 10-12mld of this is supplied from Dehrang dam till March. The Panvel Municipal Council (PMC) takes the rest from Maharshtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (PMC) and Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC)

The PMC has developed the 100-year-old Dehrang dam for supplying water to Panvel

The dam, located at a distance of 15 km from the city and a storage capacity of 3.57 million cubic metre (mcm), supplies

water through its pipelines

Owing to the presence of sand and stones, the depth of the water body has reduced considerably. The storage capacity has reduced too

Since the MJP pipelines are old and rusty, there are frequent shutdowns for repair and maintenance. This leads to a number of complaints from the residents

The MJP sources water from Patalganga River, filters it at Bhokarpada Filtration Plant and through pipelines supplies the water to PMC, City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) and

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust. Tata Power releases water into Patalganga River. However, since the dam that helps it generate electricity has lesser stock of water, lesser water will be released