Palashi Dam Explained

Palashi Dam
Name Official:Palashi Dam
Dam Crosses:Palashi River
Location:Palashi, Parner
India
Dam Type:Earth-fill (Earthen)
Dam Length:660m (2,170feet)
Dam Height:14.03m (46.03feet)
Opening:1979
Res Name:Palashi lake
Owner:Government of Maharashtra, India
Res Capacity Total:860km3
Res Surface:28km2
Location Map:India Maharashtra
Coordinates:19.2619°N 74.41°W

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 14.03m (46.03feet) while the length is 660m (2,170feet). The gross storage capacity is 1060km3.[1]

Purpose

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Specifications of large dams in India . 2010-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165130/http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf . 2011-07-21 . dead .