{"id":83891,"date":"2026-01-23T15:39:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T10:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=83891"},"modified":"2026-01-23T16:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T10:30:40","slug":"gangapur-dam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/gangapur-dam\/","title":{"rendered":"Gangapur Dam"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Gangapur Dam Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The air show, featuring the Indian Air Force\u2019s Suryakiran aerobatic team, took place over the Gangapur dam in the Nashik district recently.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Gangapur Dam<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>earthfill dam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/godavari-river\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>River Godavari<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, near <\/span><b>Nashik<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Maharashtra<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the<\/span><b> longest earthen reservoir of Asia,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a <\/span><b>length of 9.8 kilometers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and a height of 36.6 meters.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dam has a unique design, with a <\/span><b>curved shape<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a <\/span><b>spillway in the middle.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>built in 1965<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as part of the Godavari Marathwada Irrigation Development Project.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dam was constructed<\/span><b> to provide irrigation and drinking water to <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the<\/span><b> drought-prone areas of Nashik,<\/b> <b>Ahmednagar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and Aurangabad districts.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dam has a storage capacity of 215.88 million cubic meters and a catchment area of 2,122 sq.km.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dam also has an<\/span><b> upstream dam called Kashypi Dam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which regulates the water flow and prevents flooding.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dam also has <\/span><b>two canals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; the left bank canal is 64 km long, and the right bank canal is 30 km.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The area around the dam features beautiful gardens and is home to numerous migratory birds, adding to its scenic beauty.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/indian-air-force-nashik-air-show-tickets-prices\/article70538137.ece\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gangapur Dam is an earthfill dam on the River Godavari, near Nashik, Maharashtra. 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