Panshet Dam

Panshet Dam
Panshet Dam
	Panshet Dam
	Location of Panshet Dam in Maharashtra
Official name	Panshet Dam ; Tanajisagar Dam
Location	Velhe Pune District, Maharashtra, India
Coordinates	18°23′15″N 73°36′46″E / 18.38750°N 73.61278°ECoordinates: 18°23′15″N 73°36′46″E / 18.38750°N 73.61278°E
Opening date	1972
Owner(s)	Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earthfill; Gravity
Impounds	Ambi river
Height	63.56 m (208.5 ft)
Length	1,039 m (3,409 ft)
Dam volume	4.190 km3 (1.005 cu mi)

Panshet Dam, also called Tanajisagar Dam, is a dam on the Ambi river, a tributary of the Mutha River, about 50 km (31 mi) 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.

History[edit]

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.^[1] causing massive flooding in Pune. An estimated 1,000 people died from the resulting flood.^[2]^[3]

Location[edit]

It is about 50 km (31 mi) from Pune and about 180 km (110 mi) from Mumbai.

Specifications[edit]

The height of the dam above its lowest foundation is 63.56 m (208.5 ft) while the length is 1,039 m (3,409 ft). The volume content is 4.190 km³ (1.005 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 303,000 m³ (10,700,000 cu ft).^[4]

Purpose[edit]

Irrigation
Water supply

Attraction[edit]

Panshet Lake

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 Sahyadri mountains.

Panshet Water Park

Panshet Water Park is a water sports center.

References[edit]

↑ "What went wrong at Panshet dam?". dna. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
↑ "July 12, 1961... – Sakal Times". sakaaltimes.com. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
↑ "Flashback: Tiware dam breach invokes memories of Panshet that killed 1,000". The Asian Age. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
↑ "Specifications of large dams in India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2010.

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[1] "What went wrong at Panshet dam?". dna. Retrieved 10 April 2015.

[2] "July 12, 1961... – Sakal Times". sakaaltimes.com. Retrieved 10 April 2015.

[3] "Flashback: Tiware dam breach invokes memories of Panshet that killed 1,000". The Asian Age. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.

[4] "Specifications of large dams in India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2010.

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