India, March 2 -- With the rapid development of Navi Mumbai, the municipal corporation is taking measures to ensure that the water supply meets the demands of a growing population. The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has begun feasibility studies on two dams.

The city's current population is estimated at 1.85 million people, for whom 450 megaliters per day (mld) of water is supplied from the Morbe Dam, its single, self-sufficient source. Kailas Shinde, municipal commissioner, said that by 2047, an estimated 1200 mld of water will be required.

The civic body has appointed Tata Consulting Engineers Ltd to study the technical and economic feasibility of the proposed Poshir dam and Shilar dam projects. Both these dams are proposed ...