Panshet Dam
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Panshet Dam is a major earthfill dam near Pune in Maharashtra, India, built for water supply and irrigation and also known for a catastrophic failure in 1961 that caused severe flooding in the city.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Panshet reservoir | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
earthfill dam ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Panshet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanajisagar Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | India ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1950s ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | earthfill with masonry/concrete components ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 50 km southwest of Pune ⓘ |
| failed | 1961 ⓘ |
| failureCause |
inadequate curing of concrete plugs in conduits
ⓘ
structural failure ⓘ |
| failureEffect |
large-scale damage to property in Pune
ⓘ
loss of life in Pune ⓘ severe flooding in Pune ⓘ |
| failureType | catastrophic dam failure ⓘ |
| height | about 63 m ⓘ |
| impactOnCity | influences Pune’s water security ⓘ |
| length | about 1,039 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maharashtra
ⓘ
Panshet village NERFINISHED ⓘ Pune district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInState | Maharashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Pune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ambi River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyDam |
Khadakwasla Dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Temghar Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Varasgaon Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1961 Panshet Dam disaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1961 ⓘ |
| operator | Government of Maharashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Maharashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mula–Mutha river system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| region | Western Ghats foothills ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | approximately 303 million cubic metres ⓘ |
| reservoirName |
Panshet Reservoir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanajisagar Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverCrossed | Ambi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suppliesWaterTo | Pune city NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourism | popular weekend destination from Pune ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
boating
ⓘ
picnicking ⓘ watersports ⓘ |
| usedFor |
drinking water supply to Pune
ⓘ
irrigation in downstream areas ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Khadakwasla Lake
this entity surface form:
Panshet reservoir
this entity surface form:
Panshet reservoir