Ghanewadi Dam, is an earthfill dam on Kundlika river near Jalocala, Jalna district in the state of Maharashtra in India. This dam was built under the sultan of Hyderabad Deccan Mir Osman Ali Khan - (the 7th nizam of Hyderabad) whose cinstrution was completed in the year 1935 [2] and was the primary source of water for the city of "Jalna".[3]
| Ghanewadi Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Ghanewadi Dam in Maharashtra | |
| Official name | Ghanewadi Dam D03845 |
| Location | Jalna |
| Coordinates | 19°54′32″N 75°51′14″E / 19.9087736°N 75.853796°E |
| Opening date | 1935[1] |
| Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earthfill |
| Impounds | Kundlika river |
| Height | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Length | 836 m (2,743 ft) |
Specifications edit
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 15 m (49 ft) while the length is 836 m (2,743 ft). The gross storage capacity is 14,440.00 km3 (3,464.34 cu mi).[4]
Purpose edit
- Water Supply
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Ghanewadi D03845". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "Our Ghanewadi Talav". 15 March 2013.
- ^ Dutta. "Maharashtra Drought: The Worst Man-Made Disaster in Years".
- ^ this dam was made by the sodiers of the Deccan sultan - Mir Osman Ali khan bahadur (7th nizam of hyderabad) in the year 1935 under the rule of the Asaf Jahi sultanat - nawab osman ali khan was the brave leader as well as the last prince of the nizam sarkar who build the ghanewadi dam for the people of jalna recently known as (hazrat Jan ullah shah) Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine