Vaitarna Dam
Dam in Palghar Mumbai, Maharashtra
19°40′15″N 73°17′26″E / 19.670841°N 73.2905592°E / 19.670841; 73.2905592Vaitarna Dam, also called Modaksagar Dam, is a Gravity dams on Vaitarna river which supplies water to Palghar, Mumbai, but located in Palghar & Nashik district in the state of Maharashtra in India. It was opened in 1957.
Another dam, the Middle Vaitarna Dam is to be built in the neighboring Palghar & Thane district on the same river; to supplement the water supply to the ever-growing needs of Mumbai and its Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
Specifications
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 82 m (269 ft) while the length is 567.07 m (1,860.5 ft). The gross storage capacity is 204,980.00 m3 (7,238,800 cu ft).[2]
Purpose
- Water supply
See also
- Middle Vaitarna Dam
- Upper Vaitarana Dam
- Dams in Maharashtra
- List of reservoirs and dams in India
References
External links
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