Susri Dam, also known as Mahavir Bandhara (Mahavir Levee), is located around north of
Shahada
The ''Shahada'' ( Arabic: ٱلشَّهَادَةُ , "the testimony"), also transliterated as ''Shahadah'', is an Islamic oath and creed, and one of the Five Pillars of Islam and part of the Adhan. It reads: "I bear witness that there i ...
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Nandurbar district in the state of Maharashtra, India. Susri Dam is a
Diversion dam.
Susri River is affluent of
Gomai River
The Gomai River in India is a tributary of the Tapti River. It originates in the Satpura Mountain Range and merges with the Tapti River around 2 km east of Prakasha. The Gomai River itself has many small tributary rivers, including the Sus ...
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Both rivers originate in the
Satpura
The Satpura Range is a range of hills in central India. The range rises in eastern Gujarat running east through the border of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh and ends in Chhattisgarh. The range parallels the Vindhya Range to the north, and th ...
Mountain Range. Near Dara faata, which is north of
Shahada
The ''Shahada'' ( Arabic: ٱلشَّهَادَةُ , "the testimony"), also transliterated as ''Shahadah'', is an Islamic oath and creed, and one of the Five Pillars of Islam and part of the Adhan. It reads: "I bear witness that there i ...
, both rivers used to flow just apart. Around 10 years ago Engineers built a
Levee to block the path of the water of the Susri river. A
barrage was constructed in such a way that excess water in Susri river and hence Susri dam is released in Gomai river which is just away from Susri dam barrage. Water in the Susri dam is used for irrigation.
Susri dam is called 'Mahavir Bandhara' on official record because several centuries old Mahavir Sculpture in Gomai river is just around away from Susri dam barrage. Susri dam (Mahavir bandhara) office is built on the bank of Gomai river just around 50 metres away from Mahavir sculpture in Pandav Leni Complex.
References
{{Hydrography of Maharashtra
Dams in Nandurbar district
Year of establishment missing