Adan Reservoir

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Information about Adan Irrigation Project.
In Marathi it is " अरण " and pronounced as Adan . Adan Project and Dam's Official Designation is "Adan , D -0 3189" . Locally also known as " Adan Lake" / " Adan Talav" . Adan Dam was constructed as part of irrigation projects by Government of Maharashtra in the year 1977. Nearest city to dam is Karanja and the Dam is situated in Karanja Taluka of Washim District of Maharashtra . It is built on and impounds a local Aran River ,. The dam is an Earth-fill Gravity Dam .Purpose of the dam is for irrigation . The length of the dam is 755 m ( 2477.03 Feet ) while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 30.3 m ( 99.40 Feet ) . Project has a Spillway of Ogee type . Length of the spillway is 72 m ( 236.22 Feet ). The Spillway is gated The Spillway has 05 Radial Type of spillway gates . Dam's catchment area is 79.8 Thousand Hectors . Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 78.32 MCM . Live storage capacity is 67.25 MCM. Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots. Adan lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .
( Note : Reservoir polygon corresponds to maximum / full water levels. )

Aran Dam Pronounced as Adan dam
Aran Prakalp
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Coordinates:   20°24'42"N   77°31'59"E

Comments

  • This place is not known as Maa Jijau lake. Wrong information.
  • Dam name is shree basaveshar
  • Adan dam is now Shree basaveshwar dam mhasani Tal. manora dist washim
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