Upper Wardha Reservoir / Nal-Damayanti Sagar
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Upper Wardha Dam is situated near Simbhora village , 8 Kms towards the East from Morshi on the Wardha River in Morshi Taluka of Amravati District of Maharashtra. It is now named as Nal-Damyanti Sagar. It is an earthen dam with height of 36 Meters & 7 km length. Wardha river is a boundary between Amravati & Wardha Districts. It irrigation capacity is nearly 75000 Hectors of land in these two districts. A tourism center is being developed at this site.
Information about Upper Wardha Dam Irrigation Project.
Official Designation of Upper Wardha Dam Irrigation Project is " Upper Wardha Dam , D - 02982 " . Upper Wardha Dam was constructed as parts of Irrigation Projects by the Government of Maharashtra and completed in the year 1993 . It is built on and impounds a Wardha River, a tributary of the Godavari River. The dam is an Earth fill + Masonry gravity Dam .The Length of dam is 5920 m ( 19422.57 Feet ) , while the Height of the dam above lowest foundation is 46.2 m ( 151.5748 feet ) . Project has Ogee.... type of spillway . Length of the spillway is 240.5 m ( 789.04192759.8425 Feet ). The Dam has 13 Radial type of spill gates. The Dam's catchment area is 430.2 Thousand Hectors . Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 678.27 MCM. Live storage capacity is 564.05 MCM. Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots.Upper Wardha Lake / Nal- Damayanti Sagar is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
Information about Upper Wardha Dam Irrigation Project.
Official Designation of Upper Wardha Dam Irrigation Project is " Upper Wardha Dam , D - 02982 " . Upper Wardha Dam was constructed as parts of Irrigation Projects by the Government of Maharashtra and completed in the year 1993 . It is built on and impounds a Wardha River, a tributary of the Godavari River. The dam is an Earth fill + Masonry gravity Dam .The Length of dam is 5920 m ( 19422.57 Feet ) , while the Height of the dam above lowest foundation is 46.2 m ( 151.5748 feet ) . Project has Ogee.... type of spillway . Length of the spillway is 240.5 m ( 789.04192759.8425 Feet ). The Dam has 13 Radial type of spill gates. The Dam's catchment area is 430.2 Thousand Hectors . Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 678.27 MCM. Live storage capacity is 564.05 MCM. Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots.Upper Wardha Lake / Nal- Damayanti Sagar is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Wardha_Dam
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Coordinates: 21°19'1"N 78°7'44"E
- Lower Wardha Dam 40 km
- Bembala Dam 75 km
- Arunavati Reservoir 135 km
- Katepurna Reservoir 139 km
- Isapur Reservoir 184 km
- Pentakali Reservoir 208 km
- Siddheshwar Reservoir 227 km
- Hatnur Dam Reservoir 228 km
- Yeldari Dam Reservoir 231 km
- Dudhna Dam 269 km
- SWEET ORANGE 8.9 km
- Upper Wardha Dam (Nal Damayanti Sagar) 9 km
- Deshmukh Farm 10 km
- SAWANGA VILLAGE 10 km
- Mahadeo Prakalpa, Sawanga 11 km
- Narayan C.Patil,Dr.Gajanan ,Dattatraya,Anruddha's Aggricultature land 11 km
- GOREGAON 12 km
- Khadaka Minor Dam 14 km
- Benoda Railway Station 16 km
- Warud Taluka 22 km
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