The Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday approved four dam projects worth ₹18,842 crore, including two in Raigad district's Karjat. One will be built on the Poshir River and the other on the Shilar River. These dams will provide drinking water to areas in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), such as Navi Mumbai, Panvel, Ulhasnagar, Ambernath, and Badlapur.