Palashi Dam

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Palashi Dam
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Location of Palashi Dam in Maharashtra
Official name Palashi Dam
Location Palashi, Parner
India
Coordinates 19°15′43″N74°24′36″E / 19.26194°N 74.41000°E / 19.26194; 74.41000 Coordinates: 19°15′43″N74°24′36″E / 19.26194°N 74.41000°E / 19.26194; 74.41000
Opening date 1979
Owner(s) Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earth-fill (Earthen)
Impounds Palashi River
Height 14.03 m (46.0 ft)
Length 660 m (2,170 ft)
Reservoir
Creates Palashi lake
Total capacity 860 km3 (210 cu mi)
Surface area 28 km2 (11 sq mi)

Palashi Dam (Marathi : पळशी धरण), is an earth-fill dam on Palashi river in Palashi village in Parner taluka of Ahmednagar district of state of Maharashtra in India.

Marathi language Indo-Aryan language

Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken predominantly by around 83 million Marathi people of Maharashtra, India. It is the official language and co-official language in the Maharashtra and Goa states of Western India, respectively, and is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India. At 83 million speakers in 2011, Marathi ranks 19th in the list of most spoken languages in the world. Marathi has the third largest number of native speakers in India, after Hindi & Bengali. The language has some of the oldest literature of all modern Indian languages, dating back to around 900 AD. The major dialects of Marathi are Standard Marathi and the Varhadi dialect. Koli and Malvani Konkani have been heavily influenced by Marathi varieties.

Palashi, Parner Village in Maharashtra, India

Palashi is a village in Parner taluka in Ahmednagar district of state of Maharashtra, India.

Parner taluka Tehsil in Maharashtra, India

Parner taluka is a taluka in Ahmednagar district in the state of Maharashtra, India.

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Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 14.03 m (46.0 ft) while the length is 660 m (2,170 ft). The gross storage capacity is 1,060 km3 (250 cu mi). [1]

Purpose

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

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