Palashi Dam ( mr, पळशी धरण), is an earth-fill dam on
Palashi river in Palashi village in
Parner taluka of
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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.
Specifications
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is while the length is . The gross storage capacity is .
Purpose
It was designed and built to provide irrigation for farms and drinking water for the nearest villages.
See also
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Dams in Maharashtra
References
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Dams in Ahmednagar district
Dams completed in 1979
Earth-filled dams
1979 establishments in Maharashtra