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Mumbai controls several dams in Shahapur Taluka (Thane district) that deliver water to the City and Suburban areas. The Western Ghats trap most of the moisture laiden monsoon clouds which feed these dammed rivers. Currently, these dams/ lakes deliver approximately 3.4 billion litres of water to Mumbai City and Suburban areas daily.
Most of the storm water drains are also choked due to the dumping of garbage by citizens. [5] Portions of Mumbai like Bombay Central and Tardeo remain below sea level. Reclamation of ponds and obstructions in drains due to cables and gas pipe exacerbate the problem. [6] History of failed drainage system in Mumbai The act of 26 July 2005.
Local train movement came to a halt by 2:30 p.m. due to the water-logging on the tracks. This caused traffic on roads to increase dramatically with water logging and submerging of certain low-lying pockets of the region, such as Dharavi and Bandra-Kurla Complex.
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Water being released from Koyna Dam Road destroyed in floods near Satara Food and other essential items being distributed by voluntary organization to affected people. The most affected regions were the districts of Raigad , Ratnagiri , Sindhudurg , Satara , Sangli and Kolhapur . [ 7 ]
It was the second-heaviest rainfall in Mumbai in the last 25 years, according to a tweet by Maharashtra's ex-chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis. [ citation needed ] Maharashtra has a huge & heavy rainfall in 2019, affecting districts of Kolhapur, Sangli (which was the worst), Satara, Thane, Palghar, and Pune.
Vaitarna Dam, also called Modaksagar Dam, is a Gravity dams on Vaitarna river which supplies water to Palghar, Mumbai, but located in Palghar & Nashik district in the state of Maharashtra in India. It was opened in 1957.
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