Abstract
The Koyna Dam, which was built across and is named after the river Koyna, was undertaken for the primary purpose of hydropower generation by Maharashtra state as part of the upsurge in nation building activities after India’s independence. The dam has become a symbol of achievements in water resources development during the last five decades. It is the upstream most dam in the Krishna River Basin, 103 m in height, storing close to 2.8 billion cubic metres (BCM) of water in a reservoir with a spread of over 115 km2, near the Sahyadri Range which serves as a Continental Divide that is over 1000 m high at the head of the major peninsular Krishna River Basin.
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ha·m is a unit of volume indicating one m depth over a one hectare area. 100 km2 indicates a unit of catchment area of 100 km2.
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Acknowledgements
This case study is a compilation of available information; no studies were undertaken by the author to assess impacts. The study, however, indicates the grey areas in which more detailed assessment will be useful. The project has been a resounding success and the lessons learnt will be extremely useful for posterity.
The compilation has been made possible by the unstinting cooperation extended by engineers of the state government and the Koyna Project led by Mr. S.V. Sodal, Mr. V.V. Gaikwad, Mr. S.Y. Kulkarni, Mr. R.V. Panse and Mr. R.G. Dravid. Their contribution is acknowledged with thanks.
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Thatte, C.D. (2012). Impacts of Koyna Dam, India. In: Tortajada, C., Altinbilek, D., Biswas, A. (eds) Impacts of Large Dams: A Global Assessment. Water Resources Development and Management. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23571-9_15
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