Gandhari Dam and Reservoir.

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Information about Gandhari Irrigation Project.
There are two dams with the same name in Maharashtra .This is one, the other one is near Lonar town in Buldhana District
Official Designation of Gandharii Dam Irrigation Project is " Gandhari Dam , D - 03813 " . However local and popular name is " Gandhari Lake / Gandharii Talav ".Gandhari Irrigation Project is constructed as part of irrigation project by the Government of Maharashtra. It was completed in 1982. It is built on a Local Nallah near city of Sakoli in Bhandara District of Maharashtra . The dam is an Earth fill dam .The length of dam is 1002 m ( 3287.40 ft ) , while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 10.08 m ( 33.071 feet ) . Project has a no proper Spillway of any type.Length of the spillway is not known.Its catghment area is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 1.9 MCM. Live storage capacity is 1.83 MCM. Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots and so does this place.