The Middle Vaitarna Dam is a notable

dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, aqua ...

located in

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. With a height of , it is the third tallest dam in the state and is constructed using

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. Situated in Kochale

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Thane Thane (; previously known as Thana, List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1996) is a metropolitan city located on the northwestern side of the list of Indian states, state of Maharashtra in India and on ...

, the dam was built in 2012 on the Vaitarna river. It stands at an elevation of and serves the crucial purpose of impounding 455 million liters of water, which is essential to meet

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's growing water demands. Currently, the city receives only 3,400 million liters per day (Mld) while the demand stands at 4,000 Mld. To address this shortfall, the water from the dam is planned to be transported via a pipeline to the

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for delivery to the city. The project received partial funding from the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. The implementation of the project resulted in the submergence of more than of land, including approximately of forests. Furthermore, the project had an impact on eight villages and various ''adivasi padas'' in the area. Regrettably, only 35 families who lost their homes were provided rehabilitation in a colony near the project site in Kochale village. A visit to the rehabilitation colony in 2012 and again in January 2014, a year after the affected families moved in, revealed an alarming lack of construction quality.

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