Ghanewadi Dam, is an
earthfill dam on Kundlika river near Jalocala,
Jalna district
Jalna district (Marathi pronunciation: ͡ʒaːlnaː is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in western India. Jalna town is the district headquarters. The district is part of Aurangabad division.
Officer
Members of Pa ...
in the state of
Maharashtra in
India
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. This dam was built under sultan of
Hyderabad Deccan
Hyderabad State () was a princely state located in the south-central Deccan region of India with its capital at the city of Hyderabad. It is now divided into the present-day state of Telangana, the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka, and ...
Mir Osman Ali Khan
Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII (5 or 6 April 1886 — 24 February 1967), was the last Nizam (ruler) of the Princely State of Hyderabad, the largest princely state in British India. He ascended the throne on 29 August 1911, at the age o ...
- (the 7th nizam of Hyderabad) whose cinstrution was completed in the year 1935 and was the primary source of water for the city of "Jalna".
Specifications
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is while the length is . The gross storage capacity is .
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this dam was made by the sodiers of the Deccan sultan - Mir Osman Ali khan bahadur (7th nizam of hyderabad) in the year 1935 under the rule of the Asaf Jahi sultanat - nawab osman ali khan was the brave leader as well as the last prince of the nizam sarkar who build the ghanewadi dam for the people of jalna recently known as (hazrat Jan ullah shah)]
Specifications of large dams in India
Purpose
* Water Supply
See also
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Dams in Maharashtra
There are around 1821 notable large dams in state of Maharashtra in India.
Dams in Maharashtra by specification
The table below list dams of state of Maharashtra by their specifications which has gross storage capacity more than 10,000 103m3.
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List of reservoirs and dams in India
This page shows the state-wise list of dams and reservoirs in India. As of July, 2019, total number of large dams in India is 5,334. About 447 large dams are under construction in India. In terms of number of dams, India ranks third after China an ...
References
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Dams in Jalna district
Dams completed in 1935
1935 establishments in India