India, Aug. 15 -- Irrigation minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil has approved lifting 9 TMC (thousand million cubic feet) of water from Mulshi Dam, also known as Tata Dam, for Pune city.

Mulshi Dam's water is primarily used by Tata Power Company for electricity generation. For years, city leaders have demanded that a part of this water be diverted to Pune, as it currently flows into the sea in the Konkan region after power generation.

Vikhe Patil chaired a meeting on Wednesday to discuss the proposal. It was attended by additional chief secretary Deepak Kapoor, secretary Sanjay Belsare, Krishna Basin Corporation executive secretary Hanumant Gunale, and MLA Rahul Kul.

"We, as a state government, have decided to allot 9 TMC water from Muls...