| Ujani Dam Bhima Dam | |
|---|---|
 View of Ujani or Bhima Dam and reservoir looking upstream | |
  Location of Ujjani Dam and Reservoir in Maharashtra | |
| Official name | Ujani Dam Bhima Dam |
| Location | Ujani, Madha Taluka, Solapur district |
| Coordinates | 18°04′26″N 75°07′12″E / 18.07389°N 75.12000°E |
| Construction began | 1969 |
| Opening date | June 1980 |
| Construction cost | Rs 8,329.6 cr (1983–84) |
| Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
| Operator(s) | Water Resources Department, Government of Maharashtra |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Composite: Earthfill/Gravity |
| Impounds | Bhima River |
| Height | 56.4 m (185 ft) |
| Length | 2,534 m (8,314 ft) (2.534 km) |
| Width (crest) | 6.7 m (22 ft) |
| Dam volume | 3,320,000 m3 (4,340,000 cu yd) |
| Spillways | 41 Gates |
| Spillway type | Concrete |
| Spillway capacity | 15,717 m3/s (555,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Yashwant Sagar |
| Total capacity | 3,140,000,000 m3 (2,550,000 acre⋅ft) (110.89 TMC) |
| Active capacity | 1,440,000,000 m3 (1,170,000 acre⋅ft) (53 TMC) |
| Inactive capacity | 1,802,000,000 m3 (1,461,000 acre⋅ft) (59 TMC) |
| Catchment area | 14,850 km2 (5,730 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 337 km2 (130 sq mi) |
| Power Station | |
| Operator(s) | Government of Maharashtra |
| Type | Pumped-storage |
| Turbines | Reversible Pump Turbine |
| Installed capacity | 12 MW |
| Annual generation | 105 GWh initial years reducing to 21 GWh later as irrigation develops |
Ujani Dam, also known as Bhima Dam or Bhima Irrigation Project, on the Bhima River, a tributary of the Krishna River, is an earthfill cum Masonry gravity dam located near Ujjani village of Madha Taluk in Solapur district of the state of Maharashtra in India.[1][2][3][4]
The Bhima River, which originates in Bhimashankar of the Western Ghats, and forms the Bhima Valley with its tributary rivers and streams, has twenty-two dams built on it of which the Ujjani Dam is the terminal dam on the river and is the largest in the valley that intercepts a catchment area of 14,858 km2 (5,737 sq mi) (which includes a free catchment of 9,766 km2 (3,771 sq mi)).[1][4][5][6] The construction of the dam project including the canal system on both banks was started in 1969 at an initial estimated cost of Rs 400 million and when completed in June 1980 the cost incurred was of the order of Rs 3295.85 million.[3]
The reservoir created by the 56.4 m (185 ft) high earth cum concrete gravity dam on the Bhima River has a gross storage capacity of 3.320 km3 (0.797 cu mi). The annual utilization is 2.410 km3 (0.578 cu mi).[4] The project provides multipurpose benefits of irrigation, hydroelectric power, drinking, and industrial water supply and fisheries development. The irrigation supplies benefit 500 km2 (190 sq mi) of agricultural land, particularly in the Solapur district. Water supplied from the reservoir to irrigate agricultural areas primarily aims to reduce the incidence of famines and scarcity during drought conditions. The reservoir operation also lessens the threat due to floods to cities such as Pandharpur (an important religious pilgrimage centre for the Hindus). As a result of irrigation facilities, some of the important crops grown under irrigated conditions are sugarcane, wheat, millet and cotton.[3][7]
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- ^ "National Register of Large Dams" (PDF). Maharashtra: Ujjini Dam. Central water Commission, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ a b c "Irrigation". Major Irrigation Works. The Gazetteers Department, Government of Maharashtra.
- ^ a b c "Major Existing Water Resources Projects in the Krishna Basin". Bhima Irrigation Project. Hydrology and Water Resources Information System for India. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ B. N. Pandey (1 January 2007). Biodiversity. APH Publishing. pp. 61–. ISBN 978-81-313-0267-5. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ "Ujjain Reservoir in Pune District; Maharashtra India; A World Lake Vision Candidatewaiting for ecological restoration" (PDF). Shrishti Eco-Research Institute(SERI). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
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