Chilewadi dam, is an
earthfill dam on Mandvi river near
Junnar
Junnar (Marathi pronunciation: ͡ʒunːəɾ is a city in the Pune district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The city has history dating back to the first millennium. The nearby fort of Shivneri was the birthplace of Maratha king Chatrapa ...
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Pune district
Pune district (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, uɳeː is the most populous district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The district's population was 9,429,408 in the 2011 census, making it the fourth most populous district amongst I ...
in the state of
Maharashtra
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in
India
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Specifications
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is while the length is . The volume content is and gross storage capacity is .
Specifications of large dams in India
Purpose
* Irrigation
See also
* Dams in Maharashtra
* List of reservoirs and dams in India
References
{{coord missing, Maharashtra
Dams in Pune district
Dams completed in 2000
2000 establishments in Maharashtra