Tansa |
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Tansa Dam in Maharashtra which is part of the Mumbai Water Supply Project undertaken for the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, needed strengthening. Unity Infraprojects was chosen to execute this vital project that involved strengthening of the dam by providing buttresses, etc. Tansa dam is located on the Deccan trap basaltic rock comprising compact basalt, amygdaloidal basalt and zeolitic volcanic breccia intruded by number of dykes. Previous seismic safety evaluations conducted in view of the recent earthquake in 1993 at Killari, near Latur, showed the dam to be unsafe when subjected to the Maximum Credible Earthquake (MCE). |
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District: Thane District |
Nearest City: Pune/Mumbai |
Best time to visit: Any time. |
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Built by British Engineer Mr.Tullock of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai in 1925, Tansa Dam is considered as one of the oldest masonry dam. This dam was built with the objective to meet the need of water supply to city of Mumbai. However, in its later years the dam has been supplying water to an extended area. The architecture of the Tansa Dam is worth admiring as compared to the era it was build. |
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Photographers can take lots of photos of the place in and around . |
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Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary is positioned in the Thane District of Maharashtra. This sanctuary spread on the sprawling land of 320 sq kms attracts a healthy footfall throughout the year. A picturesque lake, formed across the Tansa river is placed within the Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary, in Thane District of Maharashtra. Tansa lake, one among the largest lakes, with a capacity of 3 million gallons of water is the chief source of drinking water to Mumbai. |
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Kashi Mira Jawhar Palace Baassein (Vsai) Tansa wildlife sanctuary Nishiland is an amusement park located on the Mumbai - Poona Highway and is an hour and a half's drive from Thane. This is a water park, best during summers when one often needs to chill off. There are water slides, wave pools and splashes with lodging and food facilities. Essel World Water Kingdom is just next to Essel World and claims to have the largest wave pool in Asia. It has water slides and swimming pools for kids as well as elders. Matheran |
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Carrying water is essential.Carry camera too so that u can take photos of beautiful place. |
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Police Station:100 |
Nearest Hospital:At Thane and Nearest City. |
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