Palashi Dam | |
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Official name | Palashi Dam |
Location | Palashi, Parner India |
Coordinates | 19°15′43″N 74°24′36″E / 19.26194°N 74.41000°E |
Opening date | 1979 |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earth-fill (Earthen) |
Impounds | Palashi River |
Height | 14.03 m (46.0 ft) |
Length | 660 m (2,170 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Palashi lake |
Total capacity | 860 km3 (210 cu mi) |
Surface area | 28 km2 (11 sq mi) |
Palashi Dam (Marathi: पळशी धरण), is an earth-fill dam on Palashi river in Palashi village in Parner taluka of Ahmednagar district of state of Maharashtra in India.
Specifications
[edit]The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 14.03 m (46.0 ft) while the length is 660 m (2,170 ft). The gross storage capacity is 1,060 km3 (250 cu mi).[1]
Purpose
[edit]It was designed and built to provide irrigation for farms and drinking water for the nearest villages.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Specifications of large dams in India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-10-12.