Irai Dam | |
Name Official: | Irai Dam |
Dam Crosses: | Irai river |
Location: | Chandrapur |
Dam Type: | Earthfill Gravity |
Dam Length: | 1620m (5,320feet) |
Dam Height: | 30m (100feet) |
Dam Volume: | 0.985km3 |
Opening: | 1983[1] |
Owner: | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Res Capacity Total: | 0.193km3 |
Res Surface: | 58km2 |
Location Map: | India Maharashtra |
Coordinates: | 20.1677°N 79.3048°W |
Irai Dam is an earthfill and gravity dam on Irai river near Chandrapur and Tadoba Andhari Tiger Project in state of Maharashtra in India. A borderline flood situation was seen in the catchment and the low-lying areas of this dam and the nearby Chargaon dam in September 2012. The situation came under control after the rainfall stopped.[2]
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 30m (100feet) while the length is 1620m (5,320feet). The volume content is 0.985km3 and gross storage capacity is 0.2265km3.[3]