{"id":112180,"date":"2026-07-09T12:51:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T07:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=112180"},"modified":"2026-07-09T12:51:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T07:21:19","slug":"khadakwasla-dam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/khadakwasla-dam\/","title":{"rendered":"Khadakwasla Dam"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Khadakwasla Dam Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With heavy rains lashing the catchment areas of Pune\u2019s reservoirs, water is being released from the Khadakwasla Dam into the Mutha River flowing through the city, leading to waterlogging in some low-lying areas. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Khadakwasla Dam<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a dam on the <\/span><b>Mutha River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 21 km from the centre of the city of <\/span><b>Pune in Maharashtra.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also known as the<\/span><b> Chaskaman Dam or the Peacock Dam <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">because of its shape and the presence of peacocks in the area.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Construction:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><b>1869<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the detailed work on the dam was <\/span><b>started by the Captain Fife RE of the British Army <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as a respite to severe droughts.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">man made lake<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">close to the dam, <\/span><b>Khadakwasla Lake <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is therefore <\/span><b>called Lake Fife.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dam is <\/span><b>made of stone masonry and concrete<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and has a length of 1.6 km and a height of 31.8 m.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dam has 11 radial type sluice gates and six irrigation outlets, flowing into two canals.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dam also <\/span><b>provides water for drinking and industrial purposes to Pune<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and its neighboring areas..\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dam is also an important <\/span><b>source of hydroelectric power generation.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has two power stations that produce 12 MW and 10 MW of electricity respectively.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/theprint.in\/india\/water-discharge-begins-from-khadakwasla-dam-in-pune-after-heavy-rainfall-in-catchment-areas\/2980734\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Khadakwasla Dam is a dam on the Mutha River 21 km from the centre of the city of Pune in Maharashtra. 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