Mulshi Dam (Lake)

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Mulshi Dam (Lake)

▪️ Mulshi is the name of a major dam on the Mula river in India.

▪️ It is located in the Mulshi taluka administrative division of the Pune district of Maharashtra State.

▪️ The reservoir of Mulshi dam is named as Mulshi lake.

▪️ Water from the dam is used for irrigation as well as for producing electricity at the Bhira hydroelectric power plant, operated by Tata Power.

▪️ In 1920–21, during the construction of the dam and power station, Pandurang Mahadev Bapat led Mulshi Satyagrah, a movement to represent farmers whose land had been taken to build the project.