Mula Dam is an
earthfill and
gravity
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dam on Mula river near Rahuri 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 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 Water capacity is 26 TMC.
Purpose
* Irrigation: Has canals on either bank flowing downstream through the Ahmednagar district towards Aurangabad district irrigating the water deficient central eastern region of the Ahmednagar district. It is also the principal source of water for the Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth.
* Drinking Water: It also provides drinking water supply to perennially water deficient Ahmednagar city. The water is transported via pipeline from the dam to the Ahmednagar city.
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 and ...
References
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Dams in Ahmednagar district
Dams completed in 1972
Earth-filled dams
Gravity dams
1972 establishments in Maharashtra