Tembhu Irrigation project
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Tembhu is a small village situated on the eastern bank of the River Krishna, near Karad, in the Satara District of Maharashtra, India. Tembhu is the site of an Rs 900 crore irrigation project, set up in order to provide water to the drought-stricken Satara district. A recent report by a government committee has looked into the project and decided that it is unviable, citing, among other reasons, "unusually high" project costs
It is birthplace of famous "samajsudharak" Mr. Gopal Ganesh Agarkar who played important role in political and social aspects of maharashtra before independece. That era is also known as "tilak-agarkar" era.
Now Tembhu LIS project is costing Rs. 2600 crores. The project is likely to be declared as National Project
It is birthplace of famous "samajsudharak" Mr. Gopal Ganesh Agarkar who played important role in political and social aspects of maharashtra before independece. That era is also known as "tilak-agarkar" era.
Now Tembhu LIS project is costing Rs. 2600 crores. The project is likely to be declared as National Project
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tembhu
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Coordinates: 17°16'47"N 74°13'53"E
- Pavana Dam 181 km
- Majalgaon Reservoir 284 km
- Gangapur Dam 316 km
- Nizam Sagar 402 km
- Sriramsagar/Pochampad 450 km
- Gandipalem Reservoir 595 km
- Deo Irrigation Project Area 1342 km
- Zabol Irrigation and Drainage System 1992 km
- Irrigation ponds 2714 km
- TadCo Irrigation Project ( Center Pivots, Drip Irrigation, Sprinkler Irrigation ) 2961 km
- Tembhu pumping station 0.4 km
- Ambabai Mandir (Tembhu Prakalapa) 0.5 km
- Karve Koregaon 1.1 km
- Sagar Jadhav ...Jai Shivray 1.1 km
- SURAJ PATIL'S AREA 1.4 km
- Moda (Sudhir Mane) 2.5 km
- Sambhaji Patil's Farm (Maal) 2.6 km
- Tembhu 2 2.7 km
- Apashinge bamndara lake 3.9 km
- Karad Taluka 12 km