The Brihan mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has floated a tender worth INR 3,000 crore tender to build a dam on the Gargai river in Palghar district after a decade. As the eighth water source of Mumbai, this dam will supply 440 million litres (MLD) of water to the city.

It will cost an estimated INR 3,040 crore. This cost covers the construction of the dam, along with the cost for environmental clearances required for the project.

This will be the first dam that the BMC will be constructing for water supply within Mumbai’s city and suburban region. Prior to this, the Middle Vaitarna Dam became operational in 2014.

A senior official said that a 69-metre high dam and a 1.6-km water supply tunnel of 2.2 metres in diameter will be constructed in this project.

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