Tembhu is a small village situated on the eastern bank of the River Krishna

Krishna River

The Krishna River , is one of the longest rivers in central-southern India, about . It is also referred to as Krishnaveni in its original nomenclature...

, near Karad

Karad

Karad is a town and a municipal council in Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It lies at the confluence of Koyna River and the Krishna River. The two rivers originate at Mahabaleshwar which is around 100 km from Karad. They diverge at their origin and then meet again in...

, in the Satara District

Satara district

Satara District is a district of Maharashtra state in western India with an area of 10,480 km² and a population of 2,808,994 of which 14.17% were urban . Satara is the capital of the district and other major towns include Wai, Karad, Koregaon, Koyananagar, Rahimatpur, Phaltan, Mahabaleshwar...

 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...

, India

India

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. Tembhu is the site of an Rs

Indian rupee

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 900 crore

Crore

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 irrigation

Irrigation

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 project, set up in order to provide water to the drought

Drought

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-stricken Satara district. A recent report by a government

Government of India

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committee has looked into the project and decided that it is unviable, citing, among other reasons, "unusually high" project costs.