Tillari (Main) Dam is a
gravity
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dam on Tillari river near
Chandgad
Chandgad is a Small city and tehsil headquarters of chandgad taluka, of Kolhapur district that is in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
This is a small city having a population of about 12,000. This place is 110 km from Kolhapur but only 3 ...
,
Kolhapur district
Kolhapur district (Marathi pronunciation: olʱaːpuɾ is a district in the Maharashtra state of India. The city of Kolhapur is its district headquarter. It is situated near Panchaganga river.
It is bordered by the Sangli district to the Nor ...
in the state of
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
in
India
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.
Specifications
The height of the dam above the lowest foundation is while the length is . Its
volume
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content is and its gross storage capacity is .
Specifications of large dams in India
Purpose
* Hydroelectricity power generation
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 and ...
References
External links
Goa wants water from Maharashtra's Tillari dam
Maharashtra govt releases Tillari water to Goa
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Dams in Kolhapur district
Dams completed in 1986
1986 establishments in Maharashtra