Manar Dam

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Manar Dam
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Location of Manar Dam in Maharashtra
Official nameManar Dam D01052
LocationWarwant, Tq. Kandhar, Dist. Nanded
Coordinates 18°50′17″N77°19′00″E / 18.8381384°N 77.31662°E / 18.8381384; 77.31662
Opening date1968 [1]
Owner(s) Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earthfill
ImpoundsManar River
Height27 m (89 ft)
Length2,592 m (8,504 ft)
Dam volume1,557 km3 (374 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity128,700 km3 (30,900 cu mi)
Surface area2,559 km2 (988 sq mi)

Manar Dam, is an earthfill dam on the Manar River at village Warwant near Barul Tal.Kandhar, Nanded district in the state of Maharashtra in India.

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Manar Project is situated at village Barul which is, 51.92 km (32.26 mi) distant from the district headquarters. An approach road of 25.76 km (16.01 mi) in length has been constructed from Soankhed on Nanded-Latur road connecting the dam site. [2]

The earthen dam has been put across the Manar. The maximum height of the dam is 26.84 metres (88.1 feet) and the length is 1,859.28 metres (6,100.0 feet).[ citation needed ]

The left bank canal is 72.420 km (45.000 mi) in length with carrying capacity of 590 cusecs. The right bank canal, with a carrying capacity of 42 cusecs is, 19.312 km (12.000 mi) in length. The waste weir on the right bank has a total length of 731.52 metres (2,400.0 feet). [3] The project will facilitate irrigation of 26,708.88 hectares (65,999.1 acres) of land. The construction work was started in 1960 and was scheduled to be completed in two phases by the end of the Third Five-Year Plan at an estimated cost of Rs. 5,26,69,400.[ citation needed ]

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 27 m (89 ft) while the length is 2,592 m (8,504 ft). The volume content is 1,557 km3 (374 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 139,000.00 km3 (33,347.87 cu mi). [4]

Purpose

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References

  1. "Manar D01052". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  2. Image Manar Dam
  3. Nanded Gazetteer
  4. Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine