Bhatsa Dam

Bhatsa Dam, is an earthfill and gravity dam on Bhatsa river near Shahapur, Thane district in state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 88.5 m while the length is 959 m. The volume content is 18.25 km3 and gross storage capacity is .97615 km3.



Purpose

 * Irrigation – Bhatsa dam has Right bank canal and Left bank canal for irrigation. However, only Right bank canal is functional which flows through Bhiwandi Taluka.
 * Water supply – Bhatsa dam is the major source of water for MCGM (Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai) and TMC (Thane Municipal Corporation). The water for both the municipal corporations is pumped from Pise Dam which is 50 km away from Bhatsa dam on Bhatsa river. Water for Khardi and 5 nearby villages is also pumped from the downstream side of the dam.
 * Hydroelectric powerplant – It has a capacity of 15MW.