Gosi Khurd Irrigation Project information

Gosikhurd Irrigation Project
Map of Gosi Khurd Irrigation Project
Location of GosiKhurd Project in Maharashtra
Official name	Gosi Khurd Irrigation Project D05104
Location	Pauni, Maharashtra India
Coordinates	20°47′N 79°38′E / 20.78°N 79.63°E / 20.78; 79.63
Owner(s)	Government of Maharashtra
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earthfill
Impounds	Wainganga River
Height	22.5 m (74 ft)
Length	11,356 m (37,257 ft)
Spillway type	Ogee
Spillway capacity	67,373 cubic metres per second (2,379,300 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Creates	Indira Sagar Lake
Total capacity	769,483,000 m3 (623,830 acre⋅ft)
Surface area	22.258 km2 (9 sq mi)

GosiKhurd Irrigation Project also known as Indira Sagar Irrigation Project is one of the major irrigation projects in Godavari basin in Indian state Maharashtra in the Bhandara district on the river Wainganga. The project was launched in 7th Five Year Plan by former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi during 1984. It has been declared as National Irrigation Project by Government of India.

The project involved, Gose Khurd Dam along with the network of water canals including 99  km long right bank canal, 22.93  km left bank canal, lifting stations at Akot, Ambhora, Mokharbardi, Nerla and Tekepar. The project also included renovation of Asolamendha dam on river Pathari. The project is aimed to irrigate 2.5 lakh hectares of land. The project is designed to provide an annual irrigation to an area of 89,856 ha in Bhandara district, 19,481 ha in Nagpur district and 1,41,463 ha in Chandrapur district.^[1]