Paradgaon Irrigation Project

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Information about Paradgaon Irrigation Project.
Official Designation of Paradgaon Irrigation Project is "Paradgaon D-04524" . Paradgaon Irrigation Project is locally and Popularly known as " Paradgaon Lake / Paradgaon Talav". Paradgaon Dam was constructed as part of irrigation projects by Government of Maharashtra in 1977 . It is built on Local nallah , nearest city to dam is Umred , in Nagpur District of Maharashtra . The dam is an Earth fill Dam .The length of dam is 500 m ( 1640.42 ft ) , while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 14.28 m ( 46.8503 feet ) . Project hasa Spillway of other type.Length of the spillway is not known.The spillway is un-gated. The catchment area of projevt is not known. Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 105.13 MCM. Live storage capacity is 103 MCM. Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots. Paradgaon Lake is also a popular Tourist attraction .Bar headed geese migrate here in ample numbers. One bar headed geese banded in Mangolia was found here in January 2008
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Coordinates:   20°55'56"N   79°13'18"E

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