De-Silting of Ghanewadi work till date @Jalna

De-Silting work @Ghanewadi Lake was started in 2010 in Jalna by participation and contributions from Local Community. It is still continuting......... Large water capacity is created and agriculture land is being rejuvinated by farmers.

1. Ghanewadi
De-Silting
Project
2024
Executed By: GhanewadiJalsanrakshMunch, Jalna.
SamastaMahajan Trust, Mumbai
KundlikaSeenaRejuvenation & Development Foundation Jalna.

2. Ghanewadiis
Jalna’s GoddesGanga.

3. Location of Project
Located in North of Jalna City
about 8 Km on Kundlika River.
Water flows from Ghanewadi
to Jalna by Gravity.
Ghanewadi
Altitude 502 mt above Mean
Sea Level

4. History of Ghanewadi.
• Constructed in early 1930 , completed in 1935.
• Construction was initiated by then Nizam of
Hyderabad State
• Mr. Bezonji Faridoonji Jalnawalla took the
contract of building the Ghanewadi lake
and spent rupees two lakhs from his own pockets
so that people of Jalna could have enough water for the city.

5. Specifications of Dam
• Build on Kundlika River.
• Dam Height 15 Mt. ( 49 ft ).
• Dam Length 836 Mt ( 2743 ft ).
• Gross Capacity when built 14440000 Mt3 ( 0.51 TMC ft )
• Purpose Drinking Water Supply.
Municipal Corporation
Use to draw
4 mld of water from
Ghanewadi

6. No Electricity Charges :
•Water Flows from ghanewadi to Filter Bed
By Gravity.
•No Pumping and Electric Charges.
•24x7 un interrupted supply 365 days.

7. Why Remove Silt.
11%
40%
10%
30%
9%
Water Utilization
Evaporation
Loss
Utilized By
Jalna
Seepage
Loss of Capacity
by Siltation
50% of
Usable
Storage
Is
Occupied
By
Silt.

8. De-Silting Done Till Date:
•Work Started in 2010.
•45000 Tractors Removed in 2010.
•40000 Tractors Removed in 2011.
•36000 Tractors Removed in 2012.
•40000 Tractors Removed in 2013.
•40000 Tractors Removed in 2015.
•40000 Tractors Removed in 2016.
•1,00,000 Tractors Removed During Samruddhi Marg
Construction.
3,41,000 Tractor Silt Removed Till Date

9. Water Storage Capacity Increased
•Total Water Storage Capacity increased
341000 X 3 m3
1023000 m3 silt
102,30,00,000 Liters
102.30 Crore Liters
This
Is
Equivalent to
Supplying
170 days
Of lifting 6 mld water

10. Farm Land Rejuvenation &
Beneficiary Farmers.
•You need 80 Tractor of Silt to Rejuvenate
1 Acre of Land.
Total Land Rejuvenated = 341000/80
= 4260 Acre Land
Average Land Holding 10 Acre per Farmer
Total Beneficiary Farmer = 426 Farmers.
426
Farmers
Rejuvenated
Their Land.

11. Estimation of Total Silt in Ganewadi.
•Total Capacity of Dam 14400000 m3.
•Silting estimation 30 % 43,20,000 m3.
•Silt Removed till date 10,23,000 m3
•Balance Silt to be removed :
3,29,7000 M3

12. Potential Beneficiary & Land
Rejuvenation .
•If all silt is removed
•13700 Acre of Land Can be Rejuvenated.
•Benefitting 1370 Farmers.

13. De-Silting Operations 2024
This year because of poor rain Ghanewadi became dry in Jan
2024.
DeSilting Started on 1
St
Jan 2024.
Target of 2 Lac Tractor was set
Initially.
Excellent response from Farmers
around for lifting silt.

14. De-Silting Operations 2024
Jan 2024 we lifted 6,500 tractors of silt
Feb 2024 – 32,000
March 2024 – 75000
April 2024 – 1,26,000
May 2024 – 1,67,000
Till 8 th June – 99,400
Total: 4,30,900 Tractors of Silt removed
June 2024 Work is in full swing.
Work is on going with 8 Pocklain and
About 100 Haiwas and Many tractors.

15. Contribution from Society.
• Excellent contribution from civil society.
• Samasta Mahajan Trust
• Carying Friends Mumbai.
• Local Farmers.

16. De-Silting Operations till 8
th
June
2024
Total Silt Removed
4,30,900 Tractors
4,30,900 x 3 m3
Additional water storage created
129,27,00,000 lit
Total Farm Land Rejuvenated 5387 Acre
539 Farmers benefited.

17. De-Silting Operations till 8
th
June
2024
Total Silt Removed
Additional Storage Created
129.27 Corer Liters.
216 Days of water supply to Jalna
at 6mld per lit

18. We plan to remove @ 1,00,000 tractor
more in June month.
If we get dry window till 15 th June 2024
We plan to remove further
1,00,000 tractor load of Silt.

19. Dam Repair :
•DPR for dam repair has been prepared by District
Administration @ 10 Cr.
•This needed to be done in Disaster Management Fund by
Dist. Collector.

20. Thanks
Kundlika Seena Rejuvenation & Development Foundation. ( Trust Reg No.: F-12328. )
Plot No. 28, Fine Living Society, Jalna- 431 203, Maharashtra.
Contact : Mr. Uday Shinde, Secretary
E Mail: [email protected] , Mobile: [phone].