Bhatsa Dam
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{{Infobox dam
| name = Bhatsa Dam
भातसा धरण
| image = Bhatsa Dam.jpg
| image_caption = Bhatsa Dam in Monsoon
| name_official = Bhatsa Dam
| dam_crosses = Bhatsa River
| location = Shahapur, Thane District of Maharashtra, India
| dam_length = {{convert|959|m|abbr=on}}
| dam_height = {{convert|88.5|m|abbr=on}}
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| dam_volume = {{convert|18.25|km3|abbr=on}}
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| opening = 1983
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| owner = Government of Maharashtra, India
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| res_capacity_total = {{convert|0.942115|km3|abbr=on}}
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| res_surface = {{convert|2.725|km2|abbr=on}}
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| location_map = India Maharashtra
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| coordinates = {{coord|19.5130765|73.4173715|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
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Bhatsa Dam, is an earthfill and gravity dam on Bhatsa river near Shahapur, Thane district in state of Maharashtra in India.
Specifications
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is {{convert|88.5|m|abbr=on}} while the length is {{convert|959|m|abbr=on}}. The volume content is {{convert|18.25|km3|abbr=on}} and gross storage capacity is {{convert|.97615|km3|abbr=on}}.[http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf Specifications of large dams in India] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165130/http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf |date=21 July 2011 }}
Purpose
- Irrigation – Bhatsa dam has a right-bank canal and a left-bank canal for irrigation. However, only the right-bank canal is functional and flows through Bhiwandi Taluka.
- Water supply – Bhatsa dam is a major source of water for Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and Thane Municipal Corporation. The water for both the municipal corporations is pumped from Pise Dam which is 50 km away from Bhatsa dam on Bhatsa river. Water for Khardi and 5 nearby villages is also pumped from the downstream side of the dam.
- Hydroelectric powerplant – It has a capacity of 15MW.
File:Aerial view of Bhatsa reservoir and dam P 20190104 121028.jpg
