Panshet Dam

Dam in Maharashtra, India

18°22′47″N 73°36′40″E / 18.37972°N 73.61111°E / 18.37972; 73.61111Opening date1972Construction cost200 crore (estimated)Owner(s)Government of Maharashtra, IndiaDam and spillwaysType of damEarthfill
GravityImpoundsAmbi riverHeight63.56 m (208.5 ft)Length1,039 m (3,409 ft)Dam volume4.190 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

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

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

Specifications

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

Irrigation
Water supply

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Panshet Dam.

^ "What went wrong at Panshet dam?". dna. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
^ "July 12, 1961... – Sakal Times". sakaaltimes.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. 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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