Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Nashik Project To Unlock Gangapur Dam Water Reserve
Nashik has water stored at the bottom of Gangapur Dam that normally cannot flow out.
This trapped water is called dead storage.
The Nashik Municipal Corporation wants to use rock blasting to make about 600 million cubic feet available.
The project is expected to cost ₹9.82 crore.
The recovered water could supply the city for about one month in an emergency or during very hot weather.
Nashik expects many pilgrims to arrive for the Simhastha Kumbh Mela.
More people could mean a much greater need for water.
Workers will build a cofferdam to move water aside while they carry out the blasting.
The work is planned to finish by the end of March after a work order is issued.
The Nashik Municipal Corporation has floated ₹9.82-crore tenders for rock-blasting work at Gangapur Dam.
The project aims to release about 600 million cubic feet of water from the dam’s dead storage.
The additional supply is expected to provide Nashik with a one-month reserve during emergencies or peak summer.
Officials anticipate higher water demand during the upcoming Simhastha Kumbh Mela and summer.
Work will use a cofferdam and is planned for completion by the end of March after the work order is issued.
- Who
- The Nashik Municipal Corporation is carrying out the project.
- What
- A ₹9.82-crore rock-blasting project will unlock approximately 600 million cubic feet of Gangapur Dam’s dead-storage water.
- When
- Tender applications close on September 21, tenders open on September 22, and the work is planned for completion by the end of March after the work order is issued.
- Where
- At Gangapur Dam, supplying Nashik city through the jackwell.
- Why
- To create an additional one-month water reserve for emergencies and summer demand, especially with the expected influx of Simhastha Kumbh Mela pilgrims.
- Project cost
- ₹9.82 crore
- Water to be unlocked
- Approximately 600 million cubic feet
- Expected reserve
- About one month of Nashik city’s water needs
- Project authority
- Nashik Municipal Corporation
- Construction method
- A cofferdam will divert water outward during rock blasting
- Pre-bid meeting
- September 3
- Application deadline
- September 21
- Tender opening
- September 22