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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
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| name = Jawai dam
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| image = Breathtaking Jawai.jpg
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| country = India
| location = [[Pali district]], [[Rajasthan]]
| purpose = Irrigation and water supply<ref name="WRD_major" />
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| opening = 1956-57<ref name="WRD_major">{{cite book |title=Details of Major Projects of Water Resources Department |publisher=Government of Rajasthan Water Resources |url=http://water.rajasthan.gov.in/content/water/en/waterresourcesdepartment/WaterManagement/salientfeaturesofmajorprojects0.html |accessdate=23 May 2019}}</ref>
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'''Jawai Bandh''' is a [[dam]] built across the [[Jawai River|Jawai]] river, a tributary of [[Luni river]], in [[Rajasthan]].<ref name="NIH">{{cite book |title=textsApplication Of GIUH And GIS Based Approach For Design Flood Estimation |date=1998 |publisher=National Institute of Hydrology |url=https://archive.org/details/applicationofgiuhandgisbasedapproachfordesignfloodestimation}}</ref>

==Geography and History==
The dam is situated near [[Sumerpur]] town in [[Pali District]] of [[Rajasthan]] state in India. The dam was built by Maharaja [[Umaid Singh]] of [[Jodhpur]]. The work started on 12 May 1946 and it got completed in 1957. Total expenditure was Rupees 2 crore 7 Lakhs. This village covers an area of 500 km². This is the biggest dam in the western Rajasthan. The dam has capacity of 7887.5 million cubic feet and covers an area of {{convert|102315|acre|km2}} of cultivable command area.<ref>http://www.indiawaterportal.org/data/datastats/rj/pali/pali_irrigation.pdf</ref> Its height is about {{convert|61.25|ft|m}}. Sei dam and Kalibor dam are the feeder dams of the Jawai dam. The catchment area of the Luni River at the dam site is 720 square kilometres.<ref name="NIH" />

Besides being a Winter paradise for migratory birds,{{fact|date=August 2018}} it is the main water supply source for Pali district. If there is sufficient water in the dam, then some villages of [[Jalore district]] and [[Pali district]] get water for irrigation from the Jawai dam, which was the main aim in making this dam.{{fact|date=August 2018}}
<br><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://pali.nic.in/tourist.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=18 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409231248/http://pali.nic.in/tourist.htm |archive-date=9 April 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==References==
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
Jawai Dam capturing Rajasthan.jpg|This image is captured from the backside of Jawai Bandh.
Jawai heritage.jpg|For many years jawai has been preserving flora and fauna in this part of the rajasthan. Being a point for many birds during migration or for settlement
Jawai more than a dam.jpg|Very few people know that jawai dam is a grazing ground for many sheep. The farmers of the village brings their sheep near the water area for grazing.
Jawai Dam.jpg|Scenic beauty of jawai dam. This image captures the amount of water level that has reduced in this Dam.
Predators of Jawai.jpg|jawai dam constituting many crocodiles that rest on the shores during the daytime or wait for their pray to come nearby.
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{{Pali district}}
{{Hydrography of Rajasthan}}

[[Category:Dams in Rajasthan]]
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