Ghanewadi Dam

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 / 19.9087736; 75.853796Coordinates: 19°54′32″N 75°51′14″E / 19.9087736°N 75.853796°E / 19.9087736; 75.853796
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)

Ghanewadi Dam, is an earthfill dam on Kundlika river near Jalocala, Jalna district in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

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).[2]

Purpose

  • Water Supply

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ghanewadi D03845". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  2. ↑ this dam was made by the razakars of deccan sultan (prince )mir osman ali khan bahaddur (7th nizam of hyderabad) in the year 1935 under the rule of the princely state known as asif 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.
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