India, Sept. 13 -- The Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) has approved a Rs.140-crore project that aims to construct a mechanism to collect the excess water flowing into the Dehrang Dam during the monsoons instead of letting the water go to waste. The proposal of the project has been submitted to the State Directorate of Urban Development, under the Government of Maharashtra.

The residents of Panvel, Kalamboli, Kamothe, and New Panvel draw water primarily from the Dehrang dam, which usually reaches its full capacity of 3.125 million cubic meters during the rainy season each year, overflowing for nearly 80 days and losing an estimated 75 million liters that could otherwise serve the city's needs.

According to the plan, a jackwell will be...