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Panshet Dam
Hedmachi, Pune, Maharashtra 402305, India Phone: Not AvailableAbout
Panshet Dam, is on the Ambi river about 50 km southwest of the city of Pune. The dam was constructed in late 1950s for irrigation and, along with three other dams nearby, Varasgaon, Temghar and Khadakwasla. It supplies drinking water to Pune. Panshet Dam burst in its first year of storing water on 12 July 1961, when the dam wall burst, because of the total absence of the ubiquitous reinforced cement concrete, causing massive flooding in Pune. Although this caused a significant loss of property, there was little to no loss of human life.
