Siddheshwar Dam
Siddheshwar Dam is an earth-fill dam on Purna River, which is a tributary of River Godavari. This dam is located in the north-western part of Aundha Nagnath, in the Hingoli district of Maharashtra, India.
The dam was constructed in the era of Yashwantrao Chavan, the former chief minister of Maharashtra State. The dam serves the purpose of irrigation for Aundha Nagnath and Basmath tehsils of Hingoli. It also provides drinking water to nearby cities such as Nanded and Basmath.
The proposed site for Light Interferometer Gravitational Observatory (LIGO-India) is nearly 6 km away from the dam.
Specifications
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 38.26 metres (125.5 ft), while the length is 6,353.2 m (20,844 ft). The gross storage capacity is 0.251 km3 (0.060 cu mi) and live storage capacity is 0.081 km3 (0.019 cu mi).[2] It is also known as Rupur camp.
Purpose
- Irrigation
See also
- Dams in Maharashtra
- Godavari River Basin Irrigation Projects
- List of reservoirs and dams in India
References
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Major tributaries | |
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Minor tributaries | |
Sub-tributaries |
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- Jayakwadi Dam
- Majalgaon Dam
- Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project
- Sriram Sagar Project
- Nizam Sagar
- Upper Wardha Dam
- Singur Reservoir
- Neher water system
- Dowleswaram Barrage
- Balimela Reservoir
- Devadula lift irrigation scheme
- Upper Dudhana Dam
- Godavari River Basin Irrigation Projects
- Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Project
- Sitamma Sagar Barrage
- Tummidihetti Barrage
- Sammakka Barrage
- Sadarmat Barrage
features / regions
Maharashtra | |
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Madhya Pradesh | |
Odisha | |
Chhattisgarh | |
Karnataka | |
Telangana | |
Andhra Pradesh |
- Khaparkheda Thermal Power Station
- Koradi Thermal Power Station
- Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station
- Wardha Warora Power Plant
- Lanco Vidarbha Power Plant
- Nashik Thermal Power Station
- Dhariwal Power Station
- RattanIndia Nashik Thermal Power Station
- Kothagudem Thermal Power Station
- Kakatiya Thermal Power Station
- Parli Thermal Power Station
- NTPC Ramagundam
- NTPC Mauda
- Ramagundam B Thermal Power Station
- Tiroda Thermal Power Station
- Butibori Power Project
- Heavy Water Plant, Manuguru
- Waluj MIDC
- Shendra MIDC
- Shendra – Bidkin Industrial Park
- Ballarpur Industries
- HAL Sunabeda
- NALCO Damanjodi
Highways and railways |
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Bridges on Godavari |
river basin's sustainable
productivity & ecology
- Algal bloom in reservoirs
- High alkalinity of river water in the river basin upstream of Pochampadu dam
- Frequent floods in tail end area of the river basin
- Alkali salts / high pH water run off from ash / red mud dumps of coal fired power stations / bauxite ore enrichment
- Excessive silting of reservoirs due to deforestation and mining activities