Chaskaman Dam

Chaskaman Dam
Chaskaman Dam is located in Maharashtra
Chaskaman Dam
Location of Chaskaman Dam in Maharashtra
Official nameChaskaman Dam
LocationMaharashtra
India
Coordinates18°57′39″N 73°47′8″E / 18.96083°N 73.78556°E / 18.96083; 73.78556
Opening date2002
Construction cost388Cr
Owner(s)Government of Maharashtra
Dam and spillways
Type of damRubble-concrete dam
ImpoundsBhima River
Height46m
Length738m
Width (base)72m
Spillway capacity3962 cubic meters/sec
Reservoir
Total capacity249.69 million cubic meters (gross)[1]
Website
http://wrd.maharashtra.gov.in

The Chaskaman Dam is one of the important dams of Maharashtra and is built on the Bhima River at Rajgurunagar in Pune district. It is located across river Bhima in Krishna basin near Village Bibi in Khed taluka. The main purpose of this dam was to improve irrigation and supply of electricity to the nearby villages. It is the second Hydel Greenfield power project in the country that is capable of captive power as well. The power will be utilized through the state power board.[2] The project was completed during 2008-09.

  1. ^ National Register of large dams, 2019 Ed, Central Water commission, Govt of India
  2. ^ "Chaskaman Major Irrigation Project JI00469 -". india-wris.nrsc.gov.in. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.