Gunjwane Dam | |
Name Official: | Gunjwane Dam |
Dam Crosses: | Kanand river |
Location: | Velhe |
Dam Type: | Earthfill Gravity |
Dam Length: | 1730m (5,680feet) |
Dam Height: | 52.82m (173.29feet) |
Dam Volume: | 6871km3 |
Opening: | 2000 |
Owner: | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Res Capacity Total: | 104480km3 |
Res Surface: | 6410km2 |
Location Map: | India Maharashtra |
Coordinates: | 18.3014°N 73.6195°W |
Gunjwane Dam, is an earthfill and gravity dam on Kanand river near Velhe, Pune district in state of Maharashtra in India.
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 52.82m (173.29feet) while the length is 1730m (5,680feet). The volume content is 6871km3 and gross storage capacity is 104690km3.[1]
The purpose of Gunjwane project is irrigation. Here new type of irrigation system is used called micro irrigation system. Here water distribution is done by P D N .