Palashi Dam

Palashi Dam
Location of Palashi Dam in India Maharashtra
Official name Palashi Dam
Location Palashi, Parner
India
Coordinates 19°15′43″N 74°24′36″E / 19.26194°N 74.41000°E / 19.26194; 74.41000Coordinates: 19°15′43″N 74°24′36″E / 19.26194°N 74.41000°E / 19.26194; 74.41000
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

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

It was designed and built to provide irrigation for farms and drinking water for the nearest villages.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Specifications of large dams in India
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