Jayakwadi Dam Backwater Video | Paithan Nathsagar Dam | 2020 | Earthen Dam on Godavari River

Jayakwadi dam is an earthen dam located on Godavari river at the site of Jayakwadi village in Paithan taluka of Aurangabad district in Maharashtra, India.
The harsh project is one of the largest irrigation projects in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is a multipurpose project.
The water is mainly used to irrigate agricultural land in the drought-prone Marathwada region of the state.
It also provides water for drinking and industrial usage to nearby towns and villages and to the municipalities and industrial areas of Aurangabad and Jalna districts.
The surrounding area of the dam has a garden and a bird sanctuary.

Jayakwadi is one of the largest earthen dams in Asia. Its height is approx 41.30 m and length of 9.998 km (10 km approx) with total storage capacity 2,909 MCM (million cubic meters) and effective live storage capacity is 2,171 MCM. The total catchment area of dam is 21,750 km2. There are total 27 water gates for the dam. Jayakwadi Dam is also called as Nathsagar Dam.
Over its lifetime, it has overflowed 18 times. On 10 August 2006, the highest discharge of 250000 ft3/s was recorded.