2nd International Conference on Sustainable Water Management

6-8 Nov 2019, Pune

Proposed Destinations for Technical Tours

Following destinations are proposed for Technical Tour dated 8 Nov 2019

1) Bhatghar Dam: This dam is situated at Bhor Tahsil of Pune District at about 55 km from Pune City. Tentative travel time is about 1:30 hours. This dam was completed in 1927 and is a heritage engineering marvel. The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 57.92 m (190.0 ft) while the length is 1,625 m (5,331 ft). The volume content is 650 Mm3 (23 TMC) and gross storage capacity is 666 Mm3

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2) Purandar Lift Irrigation Scheme This is one of the ambitious lift irrigation scheme executed by WRD, Maharashtra to provide water for irrigation in drought prone Purandar Tahsil of Pune District. This scheme provides water to 50,200 ha by lifting water in six stages. 20 pumps are required having maximum single pump capacity is 2882 HP. The rising main having diameter 2000mm equipped with Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system for operation and Maintenance of the scheme. Route Map:

3) Nira Left Bank Canal, Baramati This is one of the oldest irrigation system in India and still operational. In 1863-64, a more than usually severe drought caused great damage and distress in the district and

Government determined to find out how far this tract could be protected from famines by irrigation works. The enquiry was entrusted to Lt. General Fife, R.E., who submitted a detailed report on constructing irrgation works at Kasurdi, Matoba, Khateka Durva, Khamgaon, Bhadgaon, and Chutorlkur all in the Bhimthadi taluka. He opined that small lakes were useless and the only means of protection from famine was the water of the rivers having their sources in the Sahyadris and recommended that water should be led from the Mutha river by a high level canal starting from Poona and extending to Indapur. The Bombay Government, agreeing with him, sanctioned the Mutha Canal works, which came into operation in 1874-75. The experience gained since then made the administrators realise the advantages of big irrigation works based on rivers and big tanks. The Nira Left Bank Canal was brought into operation in 1885-86. The length of canal is 159 km and this canal irrigates about 80,000 ha area. Important points to be visited:

1) Water User Associations – Participatory Irrigation Management 2) Krishi Vikasa Kenra, Baramati 3) National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management (NIASM), Pandare, Baramati 4) Arch Culverts, Aqueducts in masonry constructed in 1885 and in operation.S

Schematic Map of this system is as follows-

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4) Hivarebajar, Ahmednagar

Hiware Bazar lies in the drought-prone Ahmednagar district. Prior to 1989, the village was facing several problems such as migration of the villagers to the nearby urban areas, high crime and scarcity of water. In 1990, after Popatrao Pawar was elected as the sarpanch (village chief), the village used funds from government schemes and launched a program to recover its past glory. The village is conceptualized and planned after Ralegan Siddhi, another village noted for its conservational initiatives. The villagers implemented a drip-irrigation system to conserve water and soil, and to increase the food production. They avoided crops like sugarcane and bananas, which require a high use of water. The program included rainwater harvesting, digging trenches around the hill contours to trap water, afforestation and building of percolation tanks. These initiatives were complemented by a program for social change, which included a ban on liquor, adoption of family planning, mandating HIV/AIDS testing before marriages and shramdaan (voluntary labour for development of the village. The initiatives greatly improved the socio-economic conditions in the village, and the village was declared an "Ideal Village" by the Government of Maharashtra. At the "National Ground Water Congress" in New Delhi on 11 September 2007, the village received the "National Water Award" by the Government of India. In 1995, only a tenth of the village's land was arable and 168 of its 182 families were below the poverty line. By 2010, the average income of the village had increased twenty-fold: 50 of the villagers had become millionaires (in Indian rupees), and only three families were below the poverty line. The grass harvest increased from 100 tonnes in 2000 to 6,000 tonnes in 2004, and the milk production rose from 150 litres a day in the mid-1990s to 4,000 in 2010. Route Map

5) Khadakwasala Dam Khadakwasla Dam is a dam on the Mutha River 21 km (13 mi) from the centre of the city of Pune in Maharashtra, India. The Khadakwasla Dam is 1.6 km (1.0 mi) long. The dam has been built on the Mutha River, which begins from the confluence of the rivers Ambi and Mose on which the Panshet and Varasgaon Dams are built respectively, and the

outflow from Temgarh Lake through Temgarh Dam about 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Varasgaon Dam into Khadakwasla Lake. Mose river has been referred to as Mutha river and shown as such on some maps. The length of the Khadakwasla backwaters is nearly 22 km (14 mi) and the width varies from 250 to 1,000 m (820 to 3,280 ft). The maximum depth in the lake is 36 m (118 ft). The dam has 11 radial type sluice gates and six irrigation outlets, flowing into two canals as explained below. Of the three feeder lakes, Varasgaon is the largest, followed by Panshet and Temgarh, in that order. The source of Panshet is close to the base of both Raigad and Torna Forts and Panshet is the highest of the three, some 30 m (98 ft) higher than Khadakwasla. Varasgaon Lake is at the same level as Khadakwasla, and only water released deliberately moves into the Mutha, and then, on to Khadakwasla. Fort Raigad does not reach the imposing height of Sinhagad Fort, stopping at 2851 feet above sea level. Other Spots:

1) National Water Academy, Pune 2) Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS), Pune 3) Sinhgad Fort, Pune

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6) Tata Hydropower Plant, Khopoli Tata Power had set up India's first hydroelectric power generating station, in 1915, of 40 MW commissioned at Khopoli, which was subsequently upgraded to 72 MW.

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7) Pimpri Chinchwad Corporation Water Treatment Plant Treatment of raw water and making it fit for drinking. Supplying of the treated water to the residents with adequate pressure and sufficient quantity. Maintenance of distribution network and providing new supply system as and whenever necessary considering the increase in area and population. Maintenance of distribution network and providing new supply system as and whenever necessary considering the increase in area and population. The water treatment and supply infrastructure installed by Pimpri Chinchwad Corporation is state of the art. SCADA system is installed and is in operation. Route Map: