The Chaskaman Dam is one of the important dams of Maharashtra and is built on the

Bhima River The Bhima River (also known as Chandrabhaga River) is a major river in Western India and South India. It flows southeast for through Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Telangana states, before entering the Krishna River. After the first sixty-five k ...

Rajgurunagar Rajgurunagar (Khed) is a census town in the Pune Metropolitan Region of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated on the bank of river Bhima and Pune-Nasik National Highway It is the headquarters of Khed taluka in the Pune district. Etym ...

Pune district Pune district (Marathi pronunciation: uɳeː is the most populous district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The district's population was 9,429,408 in the 2011 census, making it the fourth most populous district amongst India's 640 district ...

. It is located across river Bhima in Krishna basin near Village Bibi in

Khed taluka Khed taluka is a taluka in the subdivision, near Pune city in Pune district of the state of Maharashtra in India. Rajgurunagar is the headquarter of the taluka. The taluka is known for being the birthplace of Santaji Jagnade.The name of city is r ...

. The main purpose of this dam was to improve irrigation and supply of electricity to the nearby villages. It is the second Hydel Greenfield power project in the country that is capable of captive power as well. The power will be utilized through the state power board. The project is completed during 2008-09.

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In the year 1977, the Chas Kaman Irrigation project was approved by the Planning Commission of India. The budget of Rs. 22.47 Crore was approved for building this irrigation and hydroelectric project. This project construction was started in the month of July in year 2002. The final cost of completion of the dam is believed to be around Rs.388 crores. The dam is about 738 meters in length and the masonry dam of 220 meters length. The maximum height of the dam from its lowest foundation level is approximately 46 meters. The dam has five radial gates with a spillway of approximately 72 meters. The reservoir holds about 241 MCM of water of which 214 MCM is approved for use for irrigation purpose. The depth of the dam is about 150 meters. The capacity of Chas Kaman Dam to irrigate about 32824 ha of land of the villages nearby in Pune district. The dam and the surrounding areas receive rainfall from southwest monsoon from the month of June to September. It is having minimum down level of the 634 meters and is designed to generate about six million power units. During the time of monsoons, it will be having 250 MCM storage capacities. In fact, this is being used for drinking as well as irrigation.

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Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary was created in the Ambegaon and Khed talukas of Pune District, in the Western Indian state of Maharashtra in order mainly to protect the habitat of the Indian Giant Squirrel. It spreads through 3 district of M ...

# The Jyotirling at

Bhimashankar Bhimashankar Temple is a Jyotirlinga shrine located 50 km Khed taluka (alias Rajgurunagar), near Pune, in Maharashtra, India. It is located 127 km from Shivajinagar (in Pune) in the Ghat region of the Sahyadri Mountains. Bhīmāshan ...

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{{Hydrography of Maharashtra Dams in Pune district Gravity dams Dams in Western Ghats 2002 establishments in Maharashtra Dams completed in 2002

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