Dhamni Dam

Dhamni (Surya) Dam, is an earthfill dam on Surya River near Dhamni, Palghar district in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 59 m while the length is 1563 m. The volume content is 1270 km3 and gross storage capacity is 285310.00 km3.

Purpose
Surya Hydroelectric Project was commissioned in 1999 by Government of Maharashtra and then Handed over to MAHAGENCO (then MSEB) in May 2002. The plant's capacity is 6 MW, generated by one Vertical shaft Kaplan turbine, manufactured by BHEL.
 * Irrigation
 * Hydroelectricity