Manar Dam, is an
earthfill dam on the Manar River at village Warwant near Barul Tal.
Kandhar
Kandhar is a town and a municipal council in Nanded district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It lies near the western shore of Manyad Reservoir. Kandhar was famous as a major Jain centre in the Rashtrakuta kingdom, having Malkhed or Manya ...
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Nanded district
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Manar Project is situated at village Barul which is, distant from the district headquarters. An approach road of in length has been constructed from Soankhed on Nanded-Latur road connecting the dam site.
The earthen dam has been put across the Manar. The maximum height of the dam is and the length is .
The left bank canal is in length with carrying capacity of 590 cusecs. The right bank canal, with a carrying capacity of 42 cusecs is, in length. The waste weir on the right bank has a total length of . The project will facilitate irrigation of of land. The construction work was started in 1960 and was scheduled to be completed in two phases by the end of the Third Five-Year Plan at an estimated cost of Rs. 5,26,69,400.
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
* Small scale fishing
See also
* 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 ...
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Dams in Nanded district
Dams completed in 1968
1968 establishments in Maharashtra