Navi Mumbai: The Dehrang dam owned by the Panvel City Municipal Corporation (PCMC) started overflowing from Thursday morning.The dam, supplying 16 million litres of water per day (MLD) to the Panvel township, gave major relief to the residents. Excessive rainfall in the dam catchment area located below the foothills of Matheran led to its overflow.Meanwhile, the Morbe dam water storage level has risen to 28%. The dam, having a storage capacity of 3.57 million cubic metres, is filled within a few days of rainfall. Navi Mumbai, with a rising number of buildings and population, has been facing water scarcity for over a decade. The water supply restrictions imposed to tide over the water crisis have been done away with. PCMC water supply deputy engineer Vilas Chavan said, “The normal water supply has been restored, giving major relief to the city residents facing water shortage.”
