Modak Sagar

Modak Sagar is a lake located in Thane district on the Vaitarna River. It has an overflow level of 163.15 meters, making it the second largest of the lakes supplying water to the city of Mumbai.[1][2]

Modak Sagar
Modak Sagar is located in Maharashtra
Modak Sagar
Modak Sagar
LocationThane, Maharashtra
Coordinates19.692294°N 73.344284°E / 19.692294; 73.344284
Typereservoir, fresh water
Basin countriesIndia
Water volume16,500,000,000 imp gal (0.075 km3)
Surface elevation80.42 m (263.8 ft)
SettlementsMumbai

History

Special engineer Mr. N.V.Modak also known as Nanasaheb Modak, who designed and executed Mumbai's Marine drive was the author of 'Outline of the master plan for Greater Bombay' which is still in the archives of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai.

To solve the potable water supply issue for Mumbai, he took up the project and inspected all the three districts of Nashik, Pune and Thane and found that the Vaitarna river flowing from Igatpuri in Nashik district to Khardi in Thane district has a good flow of water. They built a dam on the river nearby and built a lake.

The dam was built in 1956. From that lake, water started coming to Mumbai every day from 1957. In memory of this talented engineer, the corporation named the lake 'Modaksagar' after Nanasaheb Modak.

Access

The Dam premises are protected by the state government. Access is only for officials from the MCGM, however if anyone wishes to see the dam you need to take permission from their head office at CST. [3]

Hydrology and dam features

Flora and fauna

The lake is home to crocodiles that inhabit the shallow waters near its coast

References
  1. "Overflowing Modak Sagar to fill Vihar". DNA. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  2. "Modak Sagar". mydestination.com. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  3. based on our last visit to that place

PDF: Outline of Master plan for Greater Bombay

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