Rivers and dams in Pune
- July 24, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Rivers and dams in Pune
Subject: Geography
Context: Incessant rains have resulted in flooding in many parts of the Konkan and Western Maharashtra regions of the state, rainfall in the Pune district is also a cause for concern owing to rapidly rising levels of dam waters.
Concept:
- The Bhima River is the longest with 300 km followed by the Nira River with 190 km and Ghod River stretching upto 125 km.
- Only six of the 19 rivers have length less than 50 km before they actually merge into bigger rivers.
- The other dams are Bhatgar dam , Mulshi dam,Dimbhe, Varasgaon, Manikdoh, Pavna and Panshet.
- There are 84 villages in Pune and PimpriChinchwad area which are flood-prone.
- IndrayaniRiver, which passes through Maval, Khed and Haveli tehsil area, are flood-prone.
- The Mutha River on the downstream of four dams — Panshet, Varasgaon Temghar and Khadakwasla– passes through Mulshi, Velhe, Haveli tehsil and Pune city
- The Ghod River on the downstream of Dimbhe dam passes through Ambegaon and Shirur tehsil.
- The urban areas of the Pune district are the worst flood-hit areas. The Pune city administration has to be on its toes during the monsoon as the water rushes into low-lying localities alongside the Mutha, Mula and Pavna rivers.
- The Khadakwasla dam is the closest to Pune city
- The Khadakwasla dam receives water from Panshet, Varasgaon and Temghar dams.It reach the Sangam Bridge in the city after discharge of water from Khadakwasla dam.