Palashi Dam
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Palashi Dam is a earth-fill dam on Palashi
Palashi, Parner
Palashi , is a village in Parner taluka in Ahmednagar district of state of Maharashtra, India.- References :...

 river in Palashi village in Parner taluka
Parner taluka
Parner taluka , is a taluka in Ahmednagar district in the state of Maharashtra, India.-Geography:-Area:Following are area details -Population:The table below shows population of the taluka by sex...

 of Ahmednagar district
Ahmednagar district
Ahmednagar district is the largest district of Maharashtra state in western India. The historical Ahmednagar city is the headquarters of the district. Ahmednagar was the seat of the Ahmednagar Sultanate of late medieval period . This district is also known for the towns of Shirdi associated with...

 of State of Maharashtra
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
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 14.03 m (46 ft) while the length is 660 m (2,165.4 ft). The gross storage capacity is 1060 km³ (254.3 cu mi).

Purpose

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