Lower Wardha Dam | |
Name Official: | Lower Wardha Dam D03003 |
Dam Crosses: | Wardha River |
Location: | Dhanodi near Arvi in Wardha District |
Dam Type: | Earthfill Gravity |
Dam Length: | 9464m (31,050feet) |
Dam Height: | 27.8m (91.2feet) |
Dam Volume: | 2639km3 |
Owner: | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Res Capacity Total: | 216870km3 |
Res Surface: | 54654km2 |
Location Map: | India Maharashtra |
Coordinates: | 20.8788°N 78.2684°W |
Lower Wardha Dam is an earthfill and gravity dam on Wardha river at Varud (Baggaji) Dhanodi near Arvi in Wardha district but falls under Amravati district in the state of Maharashtra in India.[1]
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 27.8m (91.2feet) while the length is 9464m (31,050feet). The volume content is 2639km3 and gross storage capacity is 253340km3.[2]
This project's initial contract value is INR 417.30 Millions.[3]
This dam is located at 20.877819, 78.259821 close to a village named Dhanodi near Arvi, in Wardha District of the state of Maharashtra.