Wan Dam, Akola

Wan dam is located on wan river at the site of Wari village in Telhara Taluka of Akola District in Maharashtra, India. This is one of the largest irrigation projects in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The water is mainly used to irrigate agricultural land in the western vidarbha. It also provides water for drinking to near by towns, villages and Cities like Akola, Telhara Shegaon.The surrounding area of the dam has a garden old Hanumana temple.

Specifications
The height of the dam above its lowest foundation is 67.65 m while the length is 500 m. The volume content is 599 km3 and gross storage capacity is 0.081 km3.

Purpose

 * Irrigation
 * Hydroelectricity
 * Water supply