Dhom Dam
Encyclopedia
Dhom Dam, is an earthfill and gravity dam on Krishna river near Wai in state of Maharashtra
in India
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Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
in India
India
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Specifications
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 50 m (164 ft) while the length is 2478 m (8,129.9 ft). The volume content is 6335 km³ (1,519.8 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 382270 km³ (91,711.5 cu mi).Purpose
- Irrigation- The costruction of this dam is started at 1976. The major purpose of this dam is the supply of water to the agriculture, to the industries, & for the drinking water supply to the majorly for Wai, Pachgani-Mahabaleshwar & the surrounding villages on the bank of dam.This dam was supplied the water to agricultural land of the Wai,Koregaon, Satara & Javli talukas.The catchment area dams the Krishna River and forms the Dhom Lake which is approximately 20 km (11 mi) in length. Completed in 1982, it is one of the largest civil engineering projects commissioned after Indian independence. The Dhom electricity project is run by the Maharashtra State Electricity Board. Dhom dam mades the lake to the storage capacity of 14 T.M.C.
- Hydroelectricity- The dhom generates the electricity of 4 MG from the basement electricity house.