page_title: Bhatsa Dam
section_title: Purpose
hierarchical_section_title: Bhatsa Dam / Purpose
caption_attribution_description: English: Aerial view of Bhatsa Dam, Maharastra
context_page_description: Bhatsa Dam, is an earthfill and gravity dam on Bhatsa river near Shahapur, Thane district in state of Maharashtra in India.
context_section_description: Irrigation - Bhatsa dam has Right bank canal and Left bank canal for irrigation. However, only Right bank canal is functional which flows through Bhiwandi Taluka.
  Water supply - Bhatsa dam is the major source of water for MCGM (Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai) and TMC (Thane Municipal Corporation). The water for both the municipal corporations is pumped from Pise Dam which is 50km away from Bhatsa dam on Bhatsa river. Water for Khardi and 5 nearby villages is also pumped from the downstream side of the dam.
  Hydroelectric powerplant - It has a capacity of 15MW.
caption: Aerial view of Bhatsa reservoir and dam
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