Mula

Mula

Mula dam is constructed across Mula river at Baregaon Nandur, Taluka - Rahuri, District- Ahmednagar in 1971, situated at 35 km. from Ahmednagar.

History:

 In 1957, construction of masonry dam across Mula river, at Wanjarwadi, Taluka - Rahuri, having capacity of 22250 Mcft, was sanctioned. But due to the problem of deep foundation & river diversion, the place of the dam was changed downwards to Baregaon Nandur, Taluka - Rahuri. Government sanctioned an earthen dam having storage capacity of 26000 Mcft.

Project: 

The construction of a dam is completed in between 1966 to 1971. This project consists of a Mula Right Bank Canal, 52 km in length & Mula Left Bank Canal 18 km. in length, irrigating 80810 ha. of Rahuri, Newasa, Shevgaon & Pathardi talukas of Ahmednagar district.

The irrigation on this project was started from 1972. The designed discharge at the head of Mula Right Bank Canal is 1650 cusecs, irrigating 70689 ha. by this canal. Branch I & Branch II are offtaking from Mula Right Bank Canal. The designed discharge at the head of Mula Left Bank Canal is 250 cusecs, irrigating 10121 ha. by this canal.

Mula High Level Right Bank Pipe Canal (Wambori Pipe Chari) & Mula High Level Left Bank Pipe Canal (Bhagda Pipe Chari), a part of Mula Project, are sanctioned & work of these canals are in progress. 161 Bandhares & Percolation tanks are to be filled by these canals, irrigating an area of 3568 ha. & 250 ha. (indirectly) respectively. The details of these canals are given separately in the On-going Projects topic.