Kawalewada Irrigation Project

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Information about Kawalewada Irrigation Project.
Official Designation of Kawalewada Dam Irrigation Project is " Kawalewada Dam , D - 04104 " . However local and popular name is " Kawalewada Lake /Kawalewada Talav ". Kawalewada Irrigation Project is constructed as part of irrigation project by the Government of Maharashtra. It was completed in 1975 . It is built on a Local Nallah near city of Tumsar in Bhandara District of Maharashtra . The dam is an Earth fill dam .The length of dam is 1000 m ( 3280.84 ft ) , while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 11.15 m ( 36.0892 feet ) . Project has Spillway of other type.Length of the spillway is not known spillway is un-gated.Its catchment areais not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 2.03 MCM. Live storage capacity is 1.89 MCM. Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots and so does this place.
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