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Ghanewadi Dam

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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Ghanewadi Dam, is an earthfill dam on Kundlika river near Jalocala, Jalna district in the state of Maharashtra in India. This dam was built under the sultan of Hyderabad Deccan Mir Osman Ali Khan - (the 7th nizam of Hyderabad) whose cinstrution was completed in the year 1935 and was the primary source of water for the city of "Jalna".

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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