The Jayakwadi project is one of the largest irrigation projects in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is a multipurpose project. Its water is used mainly to irrigate agricultural land in the drought-prone Marathwada region of Maharashtra. It also provides water for drinking and industrial usage to nearby towns and villages and to the municipalities and industrial areas of Aurangabad and Jalna. The surrounding area of the dam has a garden and a bird sanctuary.
[edit] Location
It is located on Godavari river at the site of Jayakwadi village in Paithan taluka of Aurangabad district in Maharashtra state, India.
[edit] Foundation
Foundation was laid by late Prime minister [ Lal Bahadur Shastri] on 18 October 1965.
[edit] Inauguration
Inaugurated by late Prime minister Indira Gandhi on 24 February 1976.
[edit] Purpose
Multipurpose project. Mainly To irrigate land for agriculture in the drought prone of Marathwada region of Maharashtra state. Also to provide water for drinking and industrial usage to nearby towns and villages and to the municipalities and industrial areas of Aurangabad and Jalna.The chief engineer of this project was Mr. A.A.A. Siddiqui
| Statistics |
| Built in: |
1965–1976 |
| Height of dam: |
40 m approx |
| Water storage: |
2.909 km3 |
| Width of dam: |
9998 m (10 km approx) |
| Area of Reservoir : |
350 km2 |
[edit] About the dam
- Jayakwadi project is one of the largest irrigation projects in Aurangabad Maharashtra.
- It is a multipurpose project.
- Jayakwadi is one of the largest earthen dams in Asia.
- Its cachement area is 21,750 km².
- Total submergence area due to the reservoir is approx 35,000 ha.
- Its height is approx 41.30 m and length of 9998 m (10 km approx)
- Nath Sagar is the name of the reservoir formed due to Jayakwadi Dam.
- Total area of reservoir is approx 350 km2.
- Its total storage capicity is approx 2909 Mm³ & effective live storage capacity is 2171 Mm³.
- The length of left bank canal is 208 km & the length of right bank canal is 132 km.
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- It irrigates culturable area of 237,452 ha in the districts of Aurangabad, Jalna, Beed,Ahmednaga and Parbhani. While its total command area is 1,83,858 ha.
- Its installed power generating capacity is 12 megawatts.
- It is also used to supply drinking water to Aurangabad city & surrounding areas.
- Unfortunately siltation has taken a heavy toll on the project. It is estimated that approx 30% of the dam is filled with silt, reducing its life as well as storage capacity.
- In the year 2009 it has entered in 35th year of its life. It has in its lifetime overflowed only 17 times. On 10 August 2006 highest discharge of 250000 ft³/s was recorded.
[edit] Jnaneshwar Udyan
Jnaneshwar Udyan is one of the largest gardens in Maharashtra resembling the Vrindavan Gardens of Mysore. It is spread over 125 hectares and is situated on the banks of Nathsagar Lake formed due to Jayakwadi Dam. It is located near the town of Paithan which is 40 km south of Aurangabad.
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