Mulshi Dam

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Mulshi Dam
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Mulshi Dam near Pune
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Location of Mulshi Dam in Maharashtra
Official nameMulshi Dam
Location Pune District, Maharashtra
India
Coordinates 18°32′39″N73°27′54″E / 18.5440654°N 73.4649509°E / 18.5440654; 73.4649509
Opening date1927
Owner(s)TATA
Dam and spillways
Impounds Mula River
Height48.8 m
Length1533.38 m
Spillway capacity1892 m3/s
Reservoir
CreatesMulshi
Total capacity0.0523 km3 (0.0125 cu mi)
Power Station
Turbines 6 x 25, 1 x 150
Installed capacity 300 MW

Mulshi is the name of a major dam on the Mula River in India. [1] It is located in the Mulshi taluka administrative division of the Pune district of Maharashtra State.

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Water from the dam is used for irrigation as well as for generating electricity at the Bhira hydroelectric power plant, operated by Tata Power. The station operates six 25MW Pelton turbines installed in 1927 and one 150MW Pumped Storage Unit. Water from this reservoir located in the Krishna River basin is diverted to the Bhira power house for generating Hydro electricity.

During the construction of the dam and power station, Vinayak Bhuskute [2] and Pandurang Mahadev Bapat led Mulshi Satyagrah, a movement (April1921 to December1924) to represent farmers whose land had been taken to build the project. Pandurang Mahadev Bapat was dubbed Senapati (commander) in recognition of his leadership. [3] [4]

Although, a century has passed since the completion of the Dam, many of the demands of the aggrieved farmers are not full filled yet. [5]

As per the agreement in the year 1937 between the Government and Tata Power Company under the Land Acquisition Act (1894), land acquired and compensation paid was as follows : [6]

Sr. No.Village nameArea( Acre-Gunthe)Compensation (Rs)
1Adgaon2341512180
2Aharwadi3533936789
3Aksai2953647857
4Ambawane0822303628
5Awalas8111156747
6Barshe (Bu)6063962396
7Barshe (Khu)3551939271
8Bhadas (Khu)3721265132
9Bhamburde (Khu)062144610
10Bhorkas6405122805
11Chachivali2402058236
12Chandivali513511781
13Davadi43358000
14Devloli380765742
15Dhangol592511367
16Gonavadi2112567562
17Kumbheri3803929351
18Male32393048
19Mohori4111885241
20Mulapur5043570575
21Mulashi (Bu)517898439
22Mulashi (Khu)3832859320
23Nandivali38400120146
24Naniwali2541964770
25Nimbarawadi2012141524
26Nive1431839195
27Niwarvande2812166138
28Palase2121052785
29Paritwadi1902931427
30Pimpri1571912516
31Pongaon134629399
32Sambhave6495766
33Sangavi1601127843
34Sarule3101767524
35Shedani7036194960
36Shirgaon237766386
37Shiroli58733126004
38Tamhini (Bu)1843318270
39Tamhini (Khu)2152227884
40Tiskari207359056
41Tista1451320122
42Wadagaon4852984501
43Wadawathar54036111668
44Welholi2311531604
45Wadaste67627112259
46Walane70811156530
47Wandre241231292
48Warak3793585412

Total land acquired is 15073 acres and 35 gunthas, paying compensation of Rs.27,55,082.

Apart from this, Rs. 377,403 was paid as compensation for houses, trees and temples. Thus, total compensation paid was Rs. 3,132,485.

Tourism

In recent years Mulshi and adjoining areas have been developed as a tourist destination, adding accommodation for leisure guests. The place is around 2 hours drive from Pune and is a major attraction over the weekends. The best time of the year to visit Mulshi is from August to October.

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Mulshi Dam

References

  1. "Mulshi_Dam_D03170". Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  2. Bhuskute, Vinayak (2021). Mulashi Satyagrah. Sahyadri Pratishtan, Mulashi. p. 5.
  3. Gadgil, Madhav; Guha, Ramachandra (2013). Ecology and Equity: The Use and Abuse of Nature in Contemporary India. Routledge. p. 69. ISBN   9781135634889.
  4. Cashman, Richard I. (1975). The Myth of the Lokamanya: Tilak and mass politics in Maharashtra . University of California. p.  190. ISBN   9780520024076.
  5. पवार, अनिल (2024). पवार, अनिल (ed.). सह्याद्रीचे अश्रू. कृष्णा पब्लिकेशन्स, पुणे. p. 748. ISBN   9788194975014.
  6. Vora, Rajendra; Vora, Rajendra (2009). The world's first anti-dam movement the Mulshi satyagraha, 1920-1924. Permanent Black, Distributed by Orient BlackSwan. p. 192.