About

• Jayakwadi Dam is located on the Godavari river in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra.
• The harsh project is one of the largest irrigation projects in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
• It is a multipurpose project.
• The water is mainly used to irrigate agricultural land in the drought-prone Marathwada Region of the state.
• It also provides water for drinking and industrial usage to nearby towns and villages and to the municipalities and industrial areas of Aurangabad and Jalna district.