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This is my first wlkipedia article , I was not happy with it . But I find that writing in wikipedia with wikimark  up system is too confusing and in all that confusion even when it was not ready it got published . The box at the top also says the same .
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Dams in Amravati District

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^[2]== Dams in Amravati District == Following Table gives List of Dams built with a height of 10 Meters or above as Irrigation Project Dams in Amravati District.The table also gives nearest city , Taluka and Location in Latitude and Longitude of the dam. Search in Wiki / Google Maps with given Latitude and Longitude will take you to the location in the respective Maps . Google Map will only indicate name of the Irrigation Project . In Wiki Maps left click on the mapped feature will open a window giving salient features of the Irrigation Project.The data has been extracted from the web site of The project “Generation of Database and Implementation of Web Enabled Water Resources Information System in the Country” short named as India-WRIS WebGIS is a joint venture of the Central Water Commission (CWC), Ministry of Water Resources, Govt. of India and Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Department of Space, Govt. of India,

Sl No	Name of the Dam	Nearest City	Taluka	Location on wikimapia and google Map
1	Mandwa	Dharni	Melghat	21°31'28"N 76°55'49"E
2	Jutpani	Dharni	Melghat	21°30'32"N 76°55'46"E
3	Berda	Dharni	Melghat	21°30'42"N 76°58'50"E
4	Bobdoh	Dharni	Melghat	21°28'28"N 76°52'51"E
5	Salai	Dharni	Melghat	21°27'51"N 76°52'0"E
6	Khari	Dharni	Melghat	21°27'29"N 76°50'21"E
7	Sarabadi	Dharni	Melghat	21°26'33"N 76°48'15"E
8	Golondoh	Dharni	Melghat	21°26'25"N 76°47'5"E
9	Rabhang	Dharni	Melghat	21°25'43"N 76°52'5"E
10	Mogarda	Dharni	Melghat	21°25'57"N 76°56'29"E
11	Sawalikheda	Dharni	Melghat	21°21'4"N 76°41'43"E
12	Sapan	Example	Example	Under Construction.
13	Gondvihir	Example	Example	21°21'46"N 77°30'4"E
14	Chandrabhaga	Example	Example	21°20'14"N 77°22'33"E
15	Gondwagholi	Example	Example	21°15'42"N 77°21'19"E
16	Khatijapur	Example	Example	21°16'33"N 77°23'35"E
17	Shahanoor	Example	Example	21°16'4"N 77°19'6"E
18	Tongalphodi	Anjangaon Surji	Chikaldara	21°34'35"N 78°17'6"E
19	Sawarpani	Anjangaon Surji	Chikaldara	21°14'0"N 77°13'36"E
20	Khairkund	Akot	Chikaldara	21°13'35"N 77°10'39"E
21	Purna	Work Not Complete.
22	Chargad	Amravati	Achalpur	21°22'42"N 77°49'3"E
23	Upper Wardha	Amravati	Achalpur	21°19'1"N 78°7'44"E
24	Jamgaon	Warud	Example	21°35'43"N 78°24'9"
25	Wai	Warud	Chandurbazar	21°34'51"N 78°20'58"E
26	Pusli	Warud	Chandurbazar	21°33'48"N 78°18'10"E
27	Satnoor	Warud	Chandurbazar	21°34'35"N 78°17'6"E
28	Shekhdari	Warud	Chandurbazar	21°31'52"N 78°11'43"E
29	Kekatpur	Amravati	Amravati	21°5'41"N 77°57'19"E
30	Dastapur	Amravati	Amravati	21°6'46"N 77°58'6"E
31	DahigaohDhanora	Amravati	Amravati	20°59'6"N 77°59'12"E
32	Malegaon	Amravati	Amravati	20°56'17"N 77°59'15"E
33	Gharkhed	Amravati	Amravati	20°56'7"N 77°51'15"E
34	Amdori	Amravati	Amravati	20°51'48"N 78°1'59"E
35	Sarswati	Amravati	Amravati	20°50'54"N 77°58'56"E
36	Baslapur	Amravati	Amravati	20°51'20"N 77°56'11"E
37	Malkhed	Amravati	Amravati	20°50'33"N 77°54'32"E
38	Takli	Amravati	Amravati	20°48'23"N 77°52'41"E
39	Lower Wradha	Example	Example	Under Construction
40	Lower Pedhi	Example	Example	Under Construction.
41	Khairkund	Akot	Anjangaon Surji	21°13'23.7144N 77°10'30.5846E [edit]References ^ The project “Generation of Database and Implementation of Web Enabled Water Resources Information System in the Country” short named as India-WRIS WebGIS is a joint venture of the Central Water Commission (CWC), Ministry of Water Resources, Govt. of India and Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Department of Space, Govt. of India, ^ India - Water Resource Information System - wiki .The project “Generation of Database and Implementation of Web Enabled Water Resources Information System in the Country” short named as India-WRIS WebGIS is a joint venture of the Central Water Commission (CWC), Ministry of Water Resources, Govt. of India and Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Department of Space, Govt. of India,

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DAMS IN AMRAVATI DISTRICT - PART ONE.

DAMS IN AMRAVATI  DISTRICT - PART ONE.( EDITED)

All 33 blogs covering 380 dams in 11 Districts of Vidarbha Region were edited between Aug &  Sept 2020. For details go to blog "Vidarbha Region. Edit-Now - Why". Link here.

There are total of 40 Major Dams ( Height from foundation 10 meters or more ) in Amravati District Information on these dams is covered in five parts.

Information on dams which are covered in each Part is given below.

Part One. 1.Mandwa. 2.Jutpani. 3.Berda. 4.Salai. 5.Khari. 6.Sarabardi.  7.Gaolandoh. 8.Rabhang. 9.Mogarda.

 10.Bobdoh. 

Part Two. 11.Sawalikheda. 12.Sapan. 13.Gondvihir. 14.Khatijapur. 15. Gondwagholi. 16.Chandrabhaga.

17. Shahanoor. 18.Tongalphodi. 19.Sawarpani. 20.Khirkund.

Part Three. 21.Purna. 22.Chargad. 23.Upper Wardha. 24.Jamgaon,  25.Wai. 26. Pusli. 27. Satnoor. 

28.Shekhadari. 29.Kekatpur. 30.Dastapur.

Part Four. 31.Dahigaon Dhanora. 32.Malegaon.  33.Ghatkhed. 34.Amdori. 35.Saraswati. 36.Baslapur. 37. Malkhed. 38.Takali. 39.Lower Wardha 40.Lower Pedhi.

1.Mandwa.( Latitude: 21.5260229N, Longitude: 76.9284577E)

Map & link uploaded Aug- Sept 2020

For viewing the surrounding areas and map page click here.

Some information about Mandwa Irrigation Project.

There are four dams with this name in the state of Maharashtra. 1.Near Risod in Washim District,2. Near Sindkhed Raja in Buldhana District 3. Near Kinwat in Nanded District and 4.Near Dharni in Amravati District.
Official Designation of Mandwa Dam Irrigation Project is " Mandwa Dam , D - 04307 " . However local and popular name is " Mandwa Lake / Mandwa Talav ". Mandwa Dam was constructed as part of Irrigation Projects by the Government of Maharashtra in the year 1976 . It is built on and impounds Mandwa River . Nearest city to dam is Dharni , taluka Melghat in Amravati District of Maharashtra . The dam is an Earth fill Dam .The Length of dam is 304 m ( 997 Feet ), while the Height of the dam above lowest foundation is 15.9 m ( 52.feet ) . Any type of information about the Project Spillway is not available at all.Length of the spillway is not known. The Dam has ungated spillway.Dam's catchment area is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 2.92 MCM. Live storage capacity is 2.75 MCM.

( Note : Blue area in normal map corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level.)

2.Jutpani. ( Latitude: 21.5088005N, Longitude: 76.9276315E)

Map & link uploaded Aug- Sept 2020

For viewing the surrounding areas and map page click here.

Some information about Jutpani  Irrigation Project.

Official Designation of Jutpani Dam Irrigation Project is " Jutpani Dam , D - 04021 " . However local and popular name is " Jutpani Lake / Jutpani Talav ". Jutpani Dam was constructed as part of Irrigation Projects by the Government of Maharashtra in the year 1988. It is built on and impounds a local Nallah . Nearest city to dam is Dharni , taluka Melghat in Amravati District of Maharashtra . The dam is an Earth fill Dam .The Length of dam is 715 m ( 2346 Feet), while the Height of the dam above lowest foundation is 12 m (39 feet ) . Any type of information about the Project Spillway is not available at all . Project has no proper spillway as such . Length of the spillway is not known. The Dam has ungated spillway.Dam's catchment area is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 1.2 MCM. Live storage capacity is 1,15 MCM.

( Note : Blue area in normal map corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level.)

3.Berda. (Latitude: 21.5118574N, Longitude: 76.9810611E)

Map & link uploaded Aug- Sept 2020

For viewing the surrounding areas and map page click Here.

Some information about Berda Irrigation Project.

Official Designation of Berda Dam Irrigation Project is " Berda Dam , D - 03408 " . However local and popular name is " Berda Lake / Berda Talav ". Berda Dam was constructed as parts of Irrigation Project Government of Maharashtra in the year 1987 . It is built on and impounds a local Nallah . Nearest city to dam is Dharni Taluka Melghat in Amravati District of Maharashtra . The dam is an Earth fill Dam .The Length of dam is 455 m ( 1493 Feet), while the Height of the dam above lowest foundation is 10.1 m ( 33 feet ) . Any type of information about the Project Spillway is not available at all. The Dam has ungated spillway. Dam's catchment area is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 1.01 MCM. Live storage 

capacity is not known.

( Note : Blue area in normal map corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level.)

4.Salai. (Latitude: 21.4653137N, Longitude: 76.8660587E)

Map & link uploaded Aug- Sept 2020

For viewing the surrounding areas and map page click here.

Some information about Salai Irrigation Project.

Official Designation of Salai Dam Irrigation Project is " Salai Dam , D - 04239 " . However local and popular name is " Salai Lake / Salai Talav ". Salai Dam was constructed as parts of Irrigation Project by the Government of Maharashtra in the year 1982. It is built on and impounds a local Nallah . Nearest city to dam is Dharni in Amravati District of Maharashtra . The dam is an Earth fill Dam .The Length of dam is 496 m ( 1627 Feet ), while the Height of the dam above lowest foundation is 16.17 m ( 53 feet ) . Any type of information about the Project Spillway is not available at all . Project has no proper spillway as such . Length of the spillway is not known. The Dam has ungated spillway .Dam's catchment area is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 1.45 MCM. Live storage capacity is 1.4 MCM.

( Note : Blue area in normal map corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level.)

5.Khari. (Latitude: 21.4613498N, Longitude: 76.8376917E )

Map & link uploaded Aug- Sept 2020

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Some information about Khari Irrigation Project.

Official Designation of Khari Dam Irrigation Project is " Khari Dam , D - 04157 " . However local and popular name is " Khari Lake / Khari Talav ". Khari Dam was constructed as part of Irrigation Projects by the Government of Maharashtra in the year 1968. It is built on and impounds a local Nallah . Nearest city to dam is Dharni ,Taluka Melghat in Amravati District of Maharashtra . The dam is an Earth fill Dam .The Length of dam is 528 m ( 1732 Feet ) , while the Height of the dam above lowest foundation is 19.45 m ( 64 feet ) . Any type of information about the Project Spillway is not available at all . Project has no proper spillway as such.Length of the spillway is not known. The Dam has ungated spillway gates.Dam's catchment area is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 2.55 MCM. Live storage capacity is 2.42 MCM.

( Note : Blue area in normal map corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level.)

6.Sarabardi. (Latitude: 21.4457125N, Longitude: 76.8043679E )

Map & link uploaded Aug- Sept 2020

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Some information about Sadrabadi  Irrigation Project.

Official Designation of Sadrabadi Dam Irrigation Project is " Sadrabadi Dam , D - 04730 " . However local and popular name is " Sadrabadi Lake / Sadrabadi Talav ". Sadrabadi Dam was constructed as part of Irrigation Projects by the Government of Maharashtra in the year 1973. It is built on and impounds a local Nallah . Nearest city to dam is Dharni in Amravati District of Maharashtra . The dam is an Earth fill Dam .The Length of dam is 491 m ( 1610.89 Feet ), while the Height of the dam above lowest foundation is 15.72 m ( 57.4803 feet ) . Any type of information about the Project Spillway is not available at all. Project has no proper spillway as such.Length of the spillway is not known.The Dam has ungated spillway . Dam's catchment area is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 1.37 MCM. Live storage capacity is 1.32 MCM.

( Note : Blue area in normal map corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level.)

7.Gaolandoh. (Latitude: 21.4426967N, Longitude: 76.7841548E )

Map & link uploaded Aug- Sept 2020

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Some information about Gaolandoh Irrigation Project.

Official Designation of Gaolandoh Dam Irrigation Project is "Gaolandoh Dam , D - 03822 " . However local and popular name is " Gaolandoh Lake / Gaolandoh Talav ". Gaolandoh Dam was constructed as part of Irrigation Projects by the Government of Maharashtra in the year 1974. It is built on and impounds a local Nallah . Nearest city to dam is Dharni in Amravati District of Maharashtra . The dam is an Earth fill Dam . The Length of dam is 445 m ( 1460 Feet ), while the Height of the dam above lowest foundation is 17.6 m ( 58 Feet ) . Any type of information about the Project Spillway is not available at all.Project has no proper spillway as such.Length of the spillway is not known. The Dam has ungated spillway . Dam's catchment area is not known Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 1.63 MCM. Live storage capacity is 1.61 MCM.

( Note : Blue area in normal map corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level.)

8.Rabhang. (Latitude: 21.4297739N, Longitude: 76.8711012E)

Map & link uploaded Aug- Sept 2020

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Some information about Rabhang Irrigation Project.

Official Designation of Rabhang Dam Irrigation Project is " Rabhang Dam , D - 04660 " . However local and popular name is " Rabhang Lake / Rabhang Talav ". Rabhang Dam was constructed as part of Irrigation Projects by the Government of Maharashtra in the year 1979. It is built on and impounds a local Nallah . Nearest city to dam is Dharni in Amravati District of Maharashtra . The dam is an Earth fill Dam .The Length of dam is 541 m ( 1775 Feet ), while the Height of the dam above lowest foundation is 14.85 m ( 49 Feet ) . Any type of information about the Project Spillway is not available at all. Project has no proper spillway as such.Length of the spillway is not known. The Dam has ungated spillway .Dam's catchment area is not known.Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 1.52 MCM. Live storage capacity is 1.43 MCM.

( Note : Blue area in normal map corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level.)

9.Mogarda. ( Latitude: 21.4332894N, Longitude: 76.939165E)

Map & link uploaded Aug- Sept 2020

For viewing the surrounding areas and map page click here.

Some information about Mogarda Irrigation Project.

Official Designation of Mogarda Dam Irrigation Project is " Mogarda Dam , D - 04353 " . However local and popular name is " Mogarda Lake / Mogarda Talav ". Mogarda Dam was constructed as part of Irrigation Projects by the Government of Maharashtra in the year 1988. It is built on and impounds a local Nallah . Nearest city to dam is Dharni in Amravati District of Maharashtra . The dam is an Earth fill Dam .The Length of dam is 438 m ( 1437 Feet ), while the Height of the dam above lowest foundation is 14.55 m ( 48 Feet ). Any type of information about the Project Spillway is not available at all. Project has no proper spillway as such . Length of the spillway is not known. The Dam has ungated spillway .Dam's catchment area is not known .Maximum / Gross storage capacity is 1.66 MCM. Live storage capacity is 1.31 MCM.

( Note : Blue area in normal map corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level.)

10.Bobdoh. (Latitude: 21.4755676N, Longitude: 76.8793839E)

Map & link uploaded Aug- Sept 2020

For viewing the surrounding areas and map page click here.

Some information about Bobdoh Irrigation Project.

Official Designation of Bobdoh Dam Irrigation Project is " Bobdoh Dam , D - 03477 " . However local and popular name is " Bobdohi Lake / Bobdoh Talav ". Bobdoh Dam was constructed as part of Irrigation Projects by the Government of Maharashtra in the year 1982. It is built on and impounds a local Nallah . Nearest city to dam is Dharni,taluka Malghat in Amravati District of Maharashtra . The dam is an Earth fill Dam .The Length of dam is 406 m ( 1332 Feet ), while the Height of the dam above lowest foundation is 12.35 m ( 40.5 feet ). Any type of information about the Project Spillway is not available at all . Project has no proper spillway as such . Length of the spillway is not known. The Dam has ungated spillway. .Dam's catchment area is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity is1.15 MCM. Live storage capacity is 1.14 MCM.

( Note : Blue area in normal map corresponds to Maximum / Full Reservoir Level.)

What have I been doing?

The article for wikipedia.
This is how it all sterted.
Some time back we , about 8 AF friends , went for a picnic to a place called Khekhranala. It is a Dam built for irrigation purposes.. MTDC  has a resort there . Irrigation department also has a guest house . We went there,had great time . To repeat the experience I was looking around for suitable water bodies on google maps .There are plenty of lakes / reservoirs in Vidharbha region. But to go to a place one has to know the name of place where one has to go :-) .To my surprise there were not many lakes/reservoirs with a name tag , few did have a name tag which said "lake" , " Pond" "water " etc.which is neither here nor there. So I decided to find and names of these places .
 It was not easy . Even after plenty of googling around and searches I could not find a site which gave the names of various dams. National Register of Large dams and wiki link based on that source gave names of about 1400 dams . From that list it was difficult to know their exact location. So I was back to square one . So what did I do next.
Follow these pages for what happens next. 

So What have I been doing ?

No new posts  . Letter to Editors or any thing else for a long time.
The end result of all that few months activities has culminated in the following contribution to wikipedia.

Dams in Amravati District

Following Table gives List of Dams built with a height of 10 Meters or above as Irrigation Project Dams in Amravati District.The table also gives nearest city , Taluka and Location in Latitude and Longitude of the dam. Search in Wiki / Google Maps with given Latitude and Longitude will take you to the location in the respective Maps . Google Map will only indicate name of the Irrigation Project . In Wiki Maps left click on the mapped feature will open a window giving salient features of the Irrigation Project.The data has been extracted from the web site of The project “Generation of Database and Implementation of Web Enabled Water Resources Information System in the Country” short named as India-WRIS WebGIS is a joint venture of the Central Water Commission (CWC), Ministry of Water Resources, Govt. of India and Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Department of Space, Govt. of India,

Sl No	Name of the Dam	Nearest City	Taluka	Location on wikimapia and google Map
1	Mandwa	Dharni	Melghat	21°31'28"N 76°55'49"E
2	Jutpani	Dharni	Melghat	21°30'32"N 76°55'46"E
3	Berda	Dharni	Melghat	21°30'42"N 76°58'50"E
4	Bobdoh	Dharni	Melghat	21°28'28"N 76°52'51"E
5	Salai	Dharni	Melghat	21°27'51"N 76°52'0"E
6	Khari	Dharni	Melghat	21°27'29"N 76°50'21"E
7	Sarabadi	Dharni	Melghat	21°26'33"N 76°48'15"E
8	Golondoh	Dharni	Melghat	21°26'25"N 76°47'5"E
9	Rabhang	Dharni	Melghat	21°25'43"N 76°52'5"E
10	Mogarda	Dharni	Melghat	21°25'57"N 76°56'29"E
11	Sawalikheda	Dharni	Melghat	21°21'4"N 76°41'43"E
12	Sapan	Example	Example	Under Construction.
13	Gondvihir	Example	Example	21°21'46"N 77°30'4"E
14	Chandrabhaga	Example	Example	21°20'14"N 77°22'33"E
15	Gondwagholi	Example	Example	21°15'42"N 77°21'19"E
16	Khatijapur	Example	Example	21°16'33"N 77°23'35"E
17	Shahanoor	Example	Example	21°16'4"N 77°19'6"E
18	Tongalphodi	Anjangaon Surji	Chikaldara	21°34'35"N 78°17'6"E
19	Sawarpani	Anjangaon Surji	Chikaldara	21°14'0"N 77°13'36"E
20	Khairkund	Akot	Chikaldara	21°13'35"N 77°10'39"E
21	Purna	Work Not Complete.
22	Chargad	Amravati	Achalpur	21°22'42"N 77°49'3"E
23	Upper Wardha	Amravati	Achalpur	21°19'1"N 78°7'44"E
24	Jamgaon	Warud	Example	21°35'43"N 78°24'9"
25	Wai	Warud	Chandurbazar	21°34'51"N 78°20'58"E
26	Pusli	Warud	Chandurbazar	21°33'48"N 78°18'10"E
27	Satnoor	Warud	Chandurbazar	21°34'35"N 78°17'6"E
28	Shekhdari	Warud	Chandurbazar	21°31'52"N 78°11'43"E
29	Kekatpur	Amravati	Amravati	21°5'41"N 77°57'19"E
30	Dastapur	Amravati	Amravati	21°6'46"N 77°58'6"E
31	DahigaohDhanora	Amravati	Amravati	20°59'6"N 77°59'12"E
32	Malegaon	Amravati	Amravati	20°56'17"N 77°59'15"E
33	Gharkhed	Amravati	Amravati	20°56'7"N 77°51'15"E
34	Amdori	Amravati	Amravati	20°51'48"N 78°1'59"E
35	Sarswati	Amravati	Amravati	20°50'54"N 77°58'56"E
36	Baslapur	Amravati	Amravati	20°51'20"N 77°56'11"E
37	Malkhed	Amravati	Amravati	20°50'33"N 77°54'32"E
38	Takli	Amravati	Amravati	20°48'23"N 77°52'41"E
39	Lower Wradha	Example	Example	Under Construction
40	Lower Pedhi	Example	Example	Under Construction.

It can be found here as a wiki page.( It is 'my page' location , to come as an article will take some time)
As can be seen lot of editing and improvement is required.
How did this come about?
It is a long story . Follow these pages and I will unfold it for you .