What is the biggest dam in Turkey?

The Atatürk Dam is located on the Euphrates river in Bozova, south-east Turkey. Built to supply water for irrigation and power generation, it is one of the largest dams in the country and ranks sixth amongst the largest earth-and-rock fill embankment dams in the world.

How many dams are there in Vaitarna river?

It has three major dams which supply water to Mumbai.

Which is longest river in Maharashtra?

Godavari River
Godavari River, sacred river of central and southeastern India. One of the longest rivers in India, its total length is about 910 miles (1,465 km), and it has a drainage basin of some 121,000 square miles (313,000 square km). Ghats along the Godavari River in Nashik, Maharashtra, India.

Is the Ilisu dam built?

Why did the Turkish government build so many dams?

The dam, which first gained Turkish government approval in 1997, is a key part of Turkey’s Southeastern Anatolia Project, designed to improve its poorest and least developed region.

Why does Turkey have a water advantage over other Middle Eastern countries?

Turkey has a “water advantage” over other Middle Eastern countries because the Tigris and Euphrates rivers form here. Turkey has developed the Southeastern Anatolia Project, which consists of 22 dams and 19 hydroelectric plants along the Euphrates River.

How big is the dam in Middle Vaitarna?

The project was partly funded by the Jawarharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. The project submerged over 3,473 hectares (8,580 acres) of land including over 634 hectares (1,570 acres) of forests. It also affected about eight villages and several adivasi padas in the region.

What is the distance between Godavari and Vaitarna reservoirs?

From there, the water will be lifted and transferred to a stream leading to the Dev river of the Upper Godavari sub-basin. The distance from the Upper Vaitarna reservoir to the Kadva is about 130 km. Incidentally, Mokhada is itself facing an acute water shortage with over 50 tankers supplying water to parts of the taluka.

Is the Damanganga Vaitarna Godavari project under threat?

In February, villagers and activists in Mokhada organised a ‘Paani Hakk Parishad’ or convention on water rights, and subsequently submitted to the local administration their written opposition to the project, but we received no response,” Lobo said.

Which is the best place to build a dam?

Mahendra Gavte, another villager who participated in Wednesday’s rally, said dams should be located to cause minimal damage and displacement. “There’s a spot 3 km away from the current spot, a 70 to 80 metres deep gorge, so submergence will be minimum if the dam is built there,” he told The Indian Express.