Navi Mumbai: Couple of good rainfalls may cause Morbe dam to overflow
Even at this level of water in the dam, civic officials assured that there would be less possibility of water cut next year.
Morbe Dam, in Navi Mumbai | File
The Morbe Dam that supplies water to the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) area has filled up to more than 87.91 per cent and the civic body expects that a couple of good days of rainfall will make the dam overflow. The catchment area of the dam has already received over 2,900 mm of rainfall and the requirement to overflow is 3,250 mm of rainfall. The dam had last overflowed in 2021.
Even at this level of water in the dam, civic officials assured that there would be less possibility of a water cut next year. With a good spell of rainfall in July in the catchment areas, the Morbe Dam has been filled from 60 per cent to 80 per cent of its capacity.
According to an official from Morbe Dam, the catchment area has received good rainfall so far. “With three weeks of the monsoon left to go, the dam will be filled to its capacity; if there is are a couple of days of good rainfall here,” said the official.
The total storage capacity of Morbe Dam is 190.890 million cubic meters (MCM). As of September 13, the storage level was at 167.827 MCM, which is 87.91 per cent of its total capacity. “The maximum water level of the dam is 88 meters. Currently, the level is at 85.57 meters,” said the official.
“In order for the dam to overflow, the catchment area requires around 3,250 mm of rainfall. This year, the catchment area has already received 2,927 mm of rainfall and it requires around 300 mm more,” said the official.
In 2021, the dam overflowed on September 28 and the catchment area had received 3,748 mm of rainfall.
Total capacity
190.890 MCM
Current storage
167.827 MCM (87.91%)
Maximum water level
88 metres
Current water level
85.57 meters
Rainfall required to fill up
3,250 mm
Rainfall received
2,900 mm
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