Mandohol Dam ( mr, मांडोहोळ धरण), is an earth-fill dam on Mandohol River in
Karjule Hareshwar
Karjule Hareshwar formerly called Karjule Harya is a village in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, India. This village is located on Kalyan Ahmednagar highway National Highway 222. It is located 50 km towards west from District headquar ...
village of
Parner taluka in
Ahmednagar district
Ahmednagar district (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, ™É¦(É™)mÉ™d̪nəɡəɾ is the largest districts of Maharashtra, district of Maharashtra state in western India. The historical Ahmednagar city is the headquarters of the district. ...
of state of
Maharashtra
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in
India
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.
Construction
The dam is constructed by Command Area Development Authority (CADA), Ahmednagar. It was constructed between 1977 and 1983, and was opened for irrigation purpose in 1984.
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
* Drinking water for neatest villages
See also
* Dams in Maharashtra
References
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Dams in Ahmednagar district
Dams completed in 1984
Earth-filled dams
1984 establishments in Maharashtra