Panshet Dam
Panshet Dam
Location of Panshet Dam in Maharashtra
Official name	Panshet Dam Tanajisagar Dam
Location	Velhe Pune District, Maharashtra, India
Coordinates	18°22′47″N 73°36′40″E / 18.37972°N 73.61111°E / 18.37972; 73.61111
Opening date	1972
Construction cost	200 crore (estimated)
Owner(s)	Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earthfill Gravity
Impounds	Ambi river
Height	63.56 m (208.5 ft)
Length	1,039 m (3,409 ft)
Dam volume	4.190 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