Khadakwasla Dam

The two dams Panshet and Khadakwasla in Maharashtra are 1961 known by dams disaster.

The Khadakwasla project

The Khadakwasla project consists of three dams, namely Panshet (or Panshet Hill or Tanaji Sagar dam) 18 ° 23 ' N, 73 ° 36' O18.38305555555673.601388888889

The river Ambi, Khadakwasla (18 ° 26 ' N, 73 ° 46' O18.43333333333373.766666666667 ) on the river Mutha, and Warasgaon ( Veer Pasalkar dam) on the river Moses. Panshet and Warasgaon be used for hydropower production and irrigation, while the below location, Khadakwasla Dam irrigation and water supply (potable and non-potable water) is mainly used for the city of Pune.

Khadakwasla is below the mouth of the Ambi into the Mutha ( flowing over the Mula Mutha in the Bhima ); that is, the water from the Panshet dam flows into the Khadakwasla reservoir. The Khadakwasla Dam is located about 20 km southwest of Pune, which ( by rail ) and 160 km ( by road) from Mumbai ( Bombay) is located 192 km to 559 m above sea level.

The dams

The end of the 1950s, about 50 km southwest of Pune built Panshet Dam is a 50 m high (the figures vary between 49, 50, 51 and 54 m ) earth dam with a dam volume of 2.7 million cubic meters and a storage capacity of 212 million m³. The 1867 (or 1879? ) Built Khadakwasla Dam is a 40 m high (the figures vary between 33, 40 or 42 m) rockfill dam with a storage capacity of 137 million m³.

The disaster

Today

The dams have been rebuilt and today provide Pune with water. They also serve the leisure recreation today. There are several attractions such as Peacock Bay, the village Kudje, and Neelkanteshwar in the village Bahuli.

There is also a Panchet Dam in eastern India on the river Damodar.