Our Ghanewadi

ByGhanewadi Jal-Sanrakshan Munch

Jalna’s Goddess Ganga

Location.

Located in North of Jalna City about 8 Km on Kundlika River. Water flows from Ghanewadi to Jalna by Gravity.

GhanewadiAltitude 502 mt above Mean Sea Level

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.

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

( 0.51 TMC ft ) • Purpose Drinking Water Supply.

Municipal Corporation Use to draw

4 mld of water from

Ghanewadi

Water Supply to Jalna.• 4 mld of water comes to filter bed by Gravity.

• 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.

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.

Water supply once in a week or twois matter of routine

Ghanewadi Jal-Sanrakshan Munch

2010 Summer

Initative by Shri. Rameshbhai Patel.

Ghanewadi Jal-Sanrakshan Munch

2010 Summer

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

First Year 2010

Farmers Supported very well and lifted all the silt by Spending Rs. 25 Lac.

First Year 2010• Participation from Society

First Year 2010• Participation from Society

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 fromGovernment

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 fromGovernment

Forth Year 2013

Work Started on 8 th March “ International Women’s day

40000 Tractors Removed

Fifth Year 2015

Work Started on 8 th March “ International Women’s day

40000 Tractors Removed

Work Till Date

Total Silt Removed: 2,19,000 Tractors

Water Capacity of Dam Increased by : 657 , 000, 000 Liter.65 Cr. 70 Lac Liter.

This alone can give 100 Lit per day to 2 Lac Population for 32 days if given daily. .

Ghanewadi Jal-Sanrakshan Munch

Why Remove Silt ?

Total Water Storage Capacity of Ghanewadi ( As Constructed )14,440,000,000 Liters.( 0.51 TMC )

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 + use by farmers = 14,440,000,000 - 1,460,000,000 = 12,980,000,000 liter. ( 89% )

Only 11 % of Capacity is

Used

Ghanewadi Jal-Sanrakshan MunchWhy Remove Silt ?

11%

40%

10%

30%

9%

Water Utilization

Evaporation Loss

Utilized ByJalna

Seepage

Loss of Capacity by Siltation

Flow by Gravity 24x7 , No Electricity

Save Electric

Bill

Challenge This Year.• Lifting by Farmers Poor.• Reasons 1) Draught Situation. 2) Work started early……… Still there is time.

• Best Opportunity this year to do Big Work. We have three months in hand.

• Small Farmers needs to be given support.

Your Support Needed One Poclain, Five Tipper, Three Tractor.

Daily Gal Removal is 300 Tractor.

Daily Expense is Rs. 30000.

You can donate

• 50 Tractor Removal Rs. 5000• 100 Tractory Removal Rs. 10,000• 250 Tractor Removal Rs. 25,000• 500 Tractory Removal Rs. 50,000• 1000 Tractor Removal Rs. 1,00,000

Future Of Project We plan to continue the work till we recover lost capacity totally.

Chak De Ghanewadi