Middle Vaitarna Dam will be the tallest dam

Dam

A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are...

 in Maharashtra

Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

, a state in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

, planned to be built on the Vaitarna river

Vaitarna river

Vaitarna or Vaitarani river, as mentioned in the Garuda Purana and various other Hindu religious texts, lies between the earth and the infernal world, the realm of Yama, Hindu god of death, or the Yamaloka and is believed to purify ones sins. Further while the righteous see it filled with nectar...

 in Thane

Thane

Thane , is a city in Maharashtra, India, part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, northeastern suburb of Mumbai at the head of the Thane Creek. It is the administrative headquarters of Thane district. On 16 April 1853, G.I.P...

's Kochale village

Village

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 by 2012. The dam

Dam

A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are...

 will stand at a height of 102 meter when completed and will hold up 455 million liter of water vital for Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

's growing water demand. The city receives only 3400 Mld (million liters per day) compared to the 4000 Mld of demand. The water is expected to be transported to Bhandup

Bhandup

Bhandup is a suburb of Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, in the state of Maharashtra, India and is also the name of a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Central Railway line....

 treatment plant

Sewage treatment

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 with a 40 km pipeline and delivered to the city.

The second tallest dam in the state stands at 84 m height on pravara

Pravara

Pravara Rural Engineering College , a leading institution in India, is affiliated to the University of Pune, India and is recognized by All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi . The institute provides simulating academic environment for new technology for the benefit of the society...

 river in Ghatgar near Nashik.now Municipal Engineers started the actual construction work of Dam and approach road.