Dhom Dam

Dhom Dam
Dhom Dam
Official name Dhom Dam
Location Wai
Opening date 1977
Demolition date N/A
Owner(s) Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earthfill
Gravity
Height 50 m (160 ft)
Length 2,478 m (8,130 ft)
Volume 6,335 km3 (1,520 cu mi)
Impounds Krishna river
Reservoir
Capacity 331,100 km3 (79,400 cu mi)
Surface area 2,498 km2 (964 sq mi)

Dhom Dam, is an earthfill and gravity dam on Krishna river near Wai in state of Maharashtra in India.

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Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 50 m (160 ft) while the length is 2,478 m (8,130 ft). The volume content is 6,335 km3 (1,520 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 382,270.00 km3 (91,711.45 cu mi).[1]

Purpose

  • Irrigation- The costruction of this dam is started at 1976. The major purpose of this dam is the supply of water to the agriculture, to the industries, & for the drinking water supply to the majorly for Wai, Pachgani-Mahabaleshwar & the surrounding villages on the bank of dam.This dam was supplied the water to agricultural land of the Wai,Koregaon, Satara & Javli talukas.The catchment area dams the Krishna River and forms the Dhom Lake which is approximately 20 km (11 mi) in length. Completed in 1982, it is one of the largest civil engineering projects commissioned after Indian independence. The Dhom electricity project is run by the Maharashtra State Electricity Board. Dhom dam mades the lake to the storage capacity of 14 T.M.C.
  • Hydroelectricity- The dhom generates the electricity of 4 MG from the basement electricity house.

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