Radhanagari Dam | |
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Official name | Radhanagari Dam D01033 |
Location | Radhanagari |
Coordinates | 16°24′22″N 73°57′36″E / 16.40611°N 73.96000°E |
Opening date | 1954[1]
1st Stage 1909-1918 2nd Stage 1939-1954 |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Gravity |
Impounds | Bhogawati river |
Height | 42.68 m (140.0 ft) |
Length | 1,143 m (3,750 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 220,000,000 m3 (7.8×109 cu ft) |
Surface area | 18,218 km2 (7,034 sq mi) |
Radhanagari Dam, is a gravity dam on Bhogawati river near Radhanagari in the state of Maharashtra in India. Construction was initiated by visionary Rajarshi Shahu on 18 February 1907.[2] The dam is being used for irrigation as well as hydro-electricity. The dam is located amidst scenic surrounding in the backdrop of thick forest cover.[3]
Radhanagari Dam supports large variety of Flora and Fauna. It is surrounded by dense forest and has wide variety of wildlife and naturally evolved ecosystem. It was because of Mr P K Shinde's efforts that thermo-electric project and mining for metals was sidelined. Radhanagari Dam not only has a technology worth studying but also a history, that changed the fate of agriculture in Kolhapur.