Upper Wardha Dam
| Upper Wardha Dam Nal Damayanti Sagar | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Upper Wardha Dam D02982 |
| Location | Morshi |
| Coordinates | 21°16′35″N 78°03′26″E / 21.27639°N 78.05722°E |
| Opening date | 1993 |
| Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earthfill Gravity |
| Impounds | Wardha River |
| Height | 46.2 m (152 ft) (Spillway), 36.62 m (120.1 ft) Earth Dam |
| Length | 5,920 m (19,420 ft) (Spillway 268 m (879 ft)) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 786,480,000 cubic metres (live storage 614,790,000 cubic metres) |
| Catchment area | 4,302 km2 (1,661 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 9,748 ha (24,090 acres) |
| Website Upper Wardha Dam | |
The Upper Wardha Dam is an earthfill straight gravity dam across the Wardha River, a tributary of the Godavari River, near Simbhora village in Morshi taluk in Amravati district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The dam provides multipurpose benefits of irrigation, drinking water supply, flood control and hydropower generation.
The Upper Wardha Dam is also known as the Nala Damayanti Sagar, named after the famous characters Nala and Damayanti of an epic love story in Hindu mythology, Nala and Damayanti.
The multipurpose Upper Wardha Dam project is considered the lifeline for Amravati city, and Morshi and Warud Talukas. It is an integral component of the Upper Wardha Irrigation Project, which envisages providing water for irrigation, drinking water supply and for industrial use and also flood control. Hydropower generation is planned only when irrigation develops.