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| name = Panshet Dam<br />
| image = Panshet Dam.JPG<br />
| image_caption = Panshet Dam<br />
| name_official = Panshet Dam <br /> Tanajisagar Dam<br />
| dam_crosses = Ambi river<br />
| location = Velhe [[Pune District]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]<br />
| dam_type = [[Dam#Earth-fill dams|Earthfill]]<br />[[Dam#Gravity dams|Gravity]]<br />
| dam_length = {{convert|1039|m|abbr=on}}<br />
| dam_height = {{convert|63.56|m|abbr=on}}<br />
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| dam_volume = {{convert|4.190|km3|abbr=on}}<br />
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| opening = 1972<br />
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| owner =[[Government of Maharashtra]], [[India]]<br />
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'''Panshet Dam''', also called '''Tanajisagar Dam''', is a [[dam]] on the Ambi river, a tributary of the [[Mutha River]], about {{convert|50|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of the city of [[Pune]] in western [[India]]. The dam was constructed in late 1950s for irrigation and, along with three other dams nearby, [[Varasgaon]], [[Temghar]] and [[Khadakwasla]], it supplies drinking water to [[Pune]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
Panshet Dam burst in its first year of storing water on 12 July 1961, when the dam wall burst, because of the total absence of reinforced cement concrete (RCC) strengthening in the conduit through the earthen dam. Plain unreinforced concrete blocks were used instead due to a shortage of steel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_what-went-wrong-at-panshet-dam_1565039|title=What went wrong at Panshet dam?|work=dna|access-date=10 April 2015}}</ref> causing massive flooding in [[Pune]]. An estimated 1,000 people died from the resulting flood.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sakaaltimes.com/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=5671671830883101811&SectionId=5171561142064258099&SectionName=Pune&NewsDate=20100711&NewsTitle=July%2012,%201961...|title=July 12, 1961... – Sakal Times|work=sakaaltimes.com|access-date=10 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asianage.com/india/all-india/030719/flashback-tiware-dam-breach-invokes-memories-of-panshet-that-killed-1000.html|title=Flashback: Tiware dam breach invokes memories of Panshet that killed 1,000|date=2019-07-03|website=The Asian Age|access-date=2019-07-08}}</ref><br />
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==Location==<br />
It is about {{convert|50|km|mi|abbr=on}} from [[Pune]] and about {{convert|180|km|mi|abbr=on}} from [[Mumbai]].<br />
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==Specifications==<br />
The height of the dam above its lowest foundation is {{convert|63.56|m|abbr=on}} while the length is {{convert|1039|m|abbr=on}}. The volume content is {{convert|4.190|km3|abbr=on}} and gross storage capacity is {{convert|303000|m3|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf |title=Specifications of large dams in India |access-date=20 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165130/http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf |archive-date=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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==Purpose==<br />
* Irrigation<br />
* Water supply<br />
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==Attraction==<br />
* '''Panshet Lake'''<br />
Panshet is one of the famous picnic spots of Pune and attracts many visitors from Mumbai. The lake is made because of the backwater from the Panshet Dam; from the dam, tourists can see the [[Western Ghats|Sahyadri mountains]].<br />
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* '''Panshet Water Park'''<br />
Panshet Water Park is a water sports center.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of dams and reservoirs in Maharashtra]]<br />
*[[List of dams and reservoirs in India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Commons category|Panshet Dam}}<br />
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{{Pune district topics}}<br />
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[[Category:Dams in Pune district]]<br />
[[Category:1972 establishments in Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Dams completed in 1972]]<br />
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