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Kolkewadi Dam or Kolkiwadi Dam is a dam located in the
The dam is part of the
Konkan
The Konkan ( kok, कोंकण) or Kokan () is a stretch of land by the western coast of India, running from Damaon in the north to Karwar in the south; with the Arabian Sea to the west and the Deccan plateau in the east. The hinterland ...
i region, Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in Kolkiwadi, about near the village of Alore, near Chiplun
Chiplun ( ͡ʃipɭuːɳ is a city in Ratnagiri district in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is the financial and commercial Hub of Ratnagiri, and the headquarters of Chiplun taluka. It is about 320 km south of Mumbai in the Konkan ...
.
Description
The dam is part of the Koyna Hydroelectric Project
The Koyna Hydroelectric Project is the largest hydroelectricity, hydroelectric power plant in India, just after Tehri Dam Project. It is a complex project with four dams including the largest dam on the Koyna River, Maharashtra hence the name Ko ...
. It contributes in the 3rd stage of power generation of the Koyna Hydroelectric Project. The electricity is generated in the underground power station
An underground power station is a type of hydroelectric power station constructed by excavating the major components (e.g. machine hall, penstocks, and tailrace) from rock, rather than the more common surface-based construction methods.
One or mor ...
located at the base of the dam. The total installed generating capacity of the 3rd stage of the project is . The project is run by the Maharashtra State Electricity Board
Maharashtra State Electricity Board (or MSEB) ( Marathi:महाराष्ट्र राज्य विद्युत मंडळ) is a state government electricity regulation board operating within the state of Maharashtra in India. Th ...
, also known as the MSEB
Maharashtra State Electricity Board (or MSEB) ( Marathi language, Marathi:महाराष्ट्र राज्य विद्युत मंडळ) is a Government of Maharashtra, state government electricity regulation board operating w ...
. The area behind the dam is one of the most sparsely populated areas in the state.
The spillway
A spillway is a structure used to provide the controlled release of water downstream from a dam or levee, typically into the riverbed of the dammed river itself. In the United Kingdom, they may be known as overflow channels. Spillways ensure th ...
of the dam is located at the center. It has 3 radial gate
The Tainter gate is a type of radial arm floodgate used in dams and canal locks to control water flow. It is named for Wisconsin structural engineer Jeremiah Burnham Tainter.
A side view of a Tainter gate resembles a slice of pie with the c ...
s.
See also
*Konkan division
The Konkan division is one of the six administrative divisions of Maharashtra state in India. It comprises the northern and central portions of the greater Konkani region, which were absorbed into Maharashtra owing to the States Reorganisat ...
* Vashishti River
River Vashishti is one of the larger rivers in the Konkan coast of Maharashtra, India. The river begins in the Western Ghats and snakes its way westwards towards the Arabian Sea. Kolkewadi Dam near Alore has a vast reservoir, which feeds a ...
* Western Ghats
References
External links
* {{Hydrography of Maharashtra Dams in Ratnagiri district Underground power stations Dams completed in 1975 Gravity dams 1975 establishments in Maharashtra