| Dhom Dam | |
| Name Official: | Dhom Dam D02958 |
| Dam Crosses: | Krishna River |
| Location: | Pachangi, Maharashtra, India |
| Dam Type: | Earthfill Gravity |
| Dam Length: | 2478m (8,130feet) |
| Dam Height: | 50m (160feet) |
| Dam Volume: | 6335km3 |
| Opening: | 1977[1] |
| Owner: | Government of Maharashtra, India |
| Res Capacity Total: | 3.82km3[2] |
| Res Surface: | 2498km2 |
| Location Map: | India Maharashtra |
| Coordinates: | 17.9815°N 73.7954°W |
Dhom Dam is an earthfill and gravity dam on Krishna River near Wai in state of Maharashtra in India.
The height of Dhom Dam above the lowest foundation is 50 meters (160 ft, see box) while the length is 2478m (8,130feet). The volume of Dhom Dam is 6335km3. Gross storage capacity is 13.80 TMC ft or 382.32 MCM (million cubic meters) or 3.8232km3.[3]
Other villages in the Wai Taluk are Wai, Akoshi, Amrutwadi, Anandpur-Chorachiwadi, Anavadi and Anpatwadi.
Nearby villages are Varkhadwadi (1.5 km), Eksar (1.5 km), Boriv (0.5 km), Abhepuri (1.9 km), Pandewadi (2.5 km) and Velang (2.5 km). Nearby towns are Wai (7.9 km), Jawali (18.5 km), Mahabaleshwar (18.9 km) and Khandala (21.9 km).
Dhom's PIN code is 412803. Other villages in 412803 are Wai, Vasole, Akoshi, Bhogaon and Dhom.
Dhom has the epithetic name "Dakshin Kashi". In old times, it was known as Virat Nagari. Dhom is known in Maharashtra for its ghats on the banks of the Krishna River and its temples, including especially the "Shree Narsinha" temple on the "Kreeshna Ghat".Movies such as Gangaajal, Omkara, Dabangg, Swadesh, Ishqiya, Singham, Deool, Bol Bachchan, Zila Ghaziabad have been filmed in Dhom.
According to the 2001 census in India, Wai had a population of 31,090. Males constituted 51% of the population, and females, 49%. Literacy in Wai was 77% (which is higher than the national average of 59.5%), male and female literacy being 81% and 73%, respectively. As of 2001, 11% of the population was under six years of age.Wai is an old town - the newer part of the town is 200 years old, and the older part, over 350 years.
Afzal Khan, the general who led the troops of the Bijapur Sultan, camped at Wai during his campaign against Shivaji. Locals of Wai helped Afzal Khan and provided their residence in a mansion called Banawdikar Wada. Afzal Khan used this wada as a 'kutchery' or office. Banawdikar Wada was the scene of strategy sessions concerning how to capture or kill Shivaji, until Afzal Khan met his death at the hands of Shivaji at Pratapgarh. The wada still exists in Raviwar Peth of Wai. The wada's main door is a solid wooden structure with beautiful carvings in the fashion of the olden times.
About 200 feet up the road from Banawdikar Wada stands a smaller mansion known as Deshpande Wada. It was built by a disciple of Samarth Ramdas. Wai is also the site of Nana Phadnavis' wada, which stands on the banks of the Krishna. Across Banawdikar wada stands the large wada of the Kathavate family. It is almost 400 years old.