Dams in Beed District

The Beed district is situated in the state of Maharashtra. There are 7 dams in Beed. The list of dams in Beed district is as follows

Name of DamOpening
Year
LocationHeight
(Meters)
Length
(Meters)
Borna1983Beed, Ambejogai22.3866
Kundlika1986Beed, Majalgaon28.451403
Majalgaon1987Beed, Majalgaon31.196488
Mehakari1966Ashti27.631308
Pargaon Ghatshil1977Pargaon Ghatshil22.46911.65
Sindphana1963Patoda19.051937
Wan1966Beed, Ambejogai192798

1. Borna Dam

The Borna Dam is an earthfill dam build across the Borna river near Ambejogai. Its official name is Borna Dam D01393. The primary purpose of this dam was to Irrigation. The height of the dam is 22.3 meters, and the length is 866 meters.

2. Kundlika Dam

The Kundlika Dam is an earthfill dam build across the Kundlika river near Majalgaon. Its official name is Kundlika Dam D02850. The primary purpose of this dam was to Irrigation. The height of the dam is 28.45 meters, and the length is 1,403 meters.

3. Majalgaon Dam

The Majalgaon Dam is an earth-fill constructed over the Sindphan River near Majalgaon. Its official name is Jayakwadi Stage II Dam. The primary aim of this dam was to irrigate and produce hydroelectricity.
This dam has a gross installed capacity of 2250 KW and 3 turbines. The height of the dam is 31.19 meters, and the length is 6.488 meters.

4. Mehakari Dam

The Mehakari Dam is an earthfill build across the Mehakari river near Ashti. Its official name is Mehakari Dam D01214. Mekhari is another name for this dam. The primary purpose of this dam was to Irrigation. The height of the dam is 27.63 meters, and the length is 1,308 meters.

5. Pargaon Ghatshil Dam

Pargaon Ghatshil Dam is an earthfill dam constructed across the river Kinha, near Pargaon Ghatshil. The official name is Pargaon Ghatshil Dam D01358. Ghatshil Pargaon is another name for this dam. The primary aim of this project was irrigation. The height of the dam is 22.46 meters, the length is 911.65 meters.

6. Sindphana Dam

The Sindphana Dam is an earth-filled dam constructed across the Sindphana River near Shirur Kasar. Its official name is the Sindphan Dam D01206. Hingewadi is another name for this dam. The main aim of this dam was irrigation, farming, tourism. The height of the dam is 19,05 meters, and the length is 1,937 meters.

7. Wan Dam, Ambejogai

Wan Dam is an earthfill dam constructed over the Wan River near Ambejogai. His official name is Wan Dam D01222. Daunapur is another name for this dam. The primary aim of this project was irrigation. The height of the dam is 19 meters, and the length is 2,798 meters.

Note – So far these dams are available in Beed district. Please leave a note if there are any names that haven’t been mentioned yet.

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