Ghanewadi Talav De-Silting Operations.

1. Our Ghanewadi

2. Jalna’s Goddess Ganga

3. Location.
Ghanewadi
Altitude 502 mt
above Mean
Sea Level
Located in North of Jalna City about 8 Km on Kundlika River.
Water flows from Ghanewadi to Jalna by Gravity.

4. History of Ghanewadi
• Constructed in early 1930 , completed in
1935.
• Construction was initiated by then Nizam of
Hyderabad State
• Mr. Bezonji Faridoonji Jalnawalla took the
contract of building the Ghanewadi lake and
spent rupees two lakhs from his own pockets
so that people of Jalna could have enough
water for the city.

5. Specifications Of Dam
• Build on Kundlika River.
• Dam Height 15 Mt. ( 49 ft ).
• Dam Length 836 Mt ( 2743 ft ).
• Gross Capacity when built 14440000 Mt3
• Purpose Drinking Water Supply.
Muncipal
Corporation
Use to draw
4 mld of water from
Ghanewadi

6. Water Supply to Jalna.
• 4 mld of water comes to filter bed.
• 1960s there use to be water supply twice a day.
• 1970s Water Supply once a day.
1980s Water Supply Once a day.
1990s Water Supply Alternate Day.
2000s Water Supply Once a Week.
• Now Water Supply Once a Month.

7. Neglected & Forgotten.
• Every one took water flowing from Ghanewadi
Granted.
• No up keeping of Dam Done by JMC
• No De-silting from 1935 to 2010 ……… 75 Years.

8. Water supply once in a week or two
is matter of routine

9. Ghanewadi Jal-Sanrakshan Munch
2010 Summer
Initative by Shri. Rameshbhai Patel.

10. Ghanewadi Jal-Sanrakshan Munch
2010 Summer

11. First Year 2010
• 4 JCB , 2 Pocklain , 25 Tippers & 16 Tractor
Put to service.
• 45,000 Tractor of Silt Removed.
• 135,000 M3 storage capacity reclaimed.
Rs. 25 Lac Deployed by Munch
&
Rs. 25.0 Lac spent by Farmers

12. First Year 2010
• Participation from Society

13. First Year 2010
• Participation from Society

14. Second Year 2011
• 40,000 Tractors Removed.
• 22.0 Lac Spent by Munch @ same spent by
Farmers.
• 120,000 M3 Capacity reclaimed.
No Assistance Received from
Government

15. Third Year 2012
• 36,000 Tractors Removed.
• 20.0 Lac Spent by Munch @ same spent by
Farmers.
• 108,000 M3 Capacity reclaimed.
No Assistance Received from
Government

16. Ghanewadi Jal-Sanrakshan Munch
Why Remove Silt ?
Total Water Storage Capacity of Ghanewadi ( As Constructed )
14,440,000,000 Liters.
Jalna Municipal Corporation gets 4.0 mld water per day ( 4,000,000
Liters Per Day ).
In a Year JMC gets 365 x 4,000,000 = 1,460,000,000 Liter Water from
Ghanewadi.
Evaporation Losses + Seepage in Soil + Loss Due to Gal formation +
Theft = 14,440,000,000 - 1,460,000,000 = 12,980,000,000 liter. ( 89% )
We are using only 11 % of Ghanewadi Water.

17. Ghanewadi Jal-Sanrakshan Munch
Why Remove Silt ?

18. Ghanewadi Jal-Sanrakshan Munch
Why Remove Silt ?
Save Electric Bill

19. Forth Year 2013
Work Started on 8 th March “ International Women’s day
2000 Tractors Removed

20. Challenge This Year.
• Lifting by Farmers Poor.
• Reasons 1) Draught Situation 2) Expectation of
Subsidy
3) Work started early……… Still there is time.
• Best Opportunity this year to do Big Work. We
have three months in hand.
• We will need @ 60 to 80 Lac for three month.
• Small Farmers needs to be given support.

21. Future Of Project
We plan to continue the work till we recover lost
capacity totally.
It may take next 10 Years if we do not receive
support from Govt.
Unfortunately we failed to convince our leaders and
administration. We request dignitaries to help us in
this.
There are sign of “Change in Attitude of
Administration” and may be government will take
up this project in big way.

22. Importance of Project
for JALNA
Ghanewadi is Ganga Ma for Jalna

23. Chak De Ghanewadi