The Morbe lake is the main water source for the city of Navi Mumbai.

[2] It was built by the Water Supply and Sanitation Department of the Government of Maharashtra.

Construction of the Morbe dam began in 1999 to supply drinking water to the Navi Mumbai and Nhava Sheva regions.

According to the 1981 census, about 2,897 persons living in 11 villages were affected by the project.

In 2002, the Government permitted the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation to take over the Morbe dam.