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Upper Wardha Dam

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Upper Wardha Dam
Upper Wardha Dam
Upper Wardha Dam
Upper Wardha Dam
Upper Wardha Dam
Upper Wardha Dam
Upper Wardha Dam
Upper Wardha Dam
Upper Wardha Dam
Upper Wardha Dam
Upper Wardha Dam
Upper Wardha Dam
Upper Wardha Dam
Upper Wardha Dam
Upper Wardha Dam
Upper Wardha Dam
Upper Wardha Dam
Upper Wardha Dam
Upper Wardha Dam
Upper Wardha Dam
Upper Wardha Dam
Upper Wardha Dam
Upper Wardha Dam
Upper Wardha Dam
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Upper Wardha Dam, Simbhora, Maharashtra 444905

The Upper Wardha Dam is an earthfill straight gravity dam across the Wardha River, a tributary of the Godavari River, near Simhora village in Morshi taluk in Amravati district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The dam provides multipurpose benefits of irrigation, drinking water supply, flood control and hydropower generation.The Upper Wardha Dam is also known as the Nala Damayanti Sagar, named after the famous characters Nala and Damayanti of an epic love story in Hindu mythology, Nala Damayanti.The multipurpose Upper Wardha Dam project is considered the lifeline for Amravati city, and Morshi and Warud Talukas. It is an integral component of the Upper Wardha Irrigation Project, which envisages providing water for irrigation, drinking water supply and for industrial use and also flood control. Hydropower generation is planned only when irrigation develops.
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