Kolkewadi Dam or Kolkiwadi Dam is a dam located in the Konkan

Konkan

The Konkan also called the Konkan Coast or Karavali is a rugged section of the western coastline of India from Raigad to Mangalore...

 region of Maharashtra

Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is located in Kolkiwadi, three kilometres near the village of Alore

Alore

alore is divided into 10 part which are -market area,collany area,mohalla,mohite wadi,deul wadi,boadh wadi,sutar wadi,sonar wadi,devare wadi,deware market.Alore is a village in the Chiplun subdivision of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, India...

, near Chiplun

Chiplun

Chiplun is a city and a municipal council in Ratnagiri district in the state of Maharashtra, India. Located on the Mumbai–Goa highway in western India. The city is about 320 km south of Mumbai in the Konkan region of Maharashtra. It is a fast developing city in Konkan with a strong cultural...

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The dam is part of the Koyna Hydroelectric Project

Koyna Hydroelectric Project

The Koyna Hydroelectric Project is the largest completed hydroelectric power plant of India. It is a complex project consisting of total four dams with the largest Dam built on Koyna River known as Koyna Dam hence the name Koyna Hydroelectric project. The project uses potential of water from Koyna...

. It contributes in the 3rd stage of power generation of the Koyna Hydroelectric Project. The electricity is generated in the underground power station

Underground power station

An underground power station is a type of hydroelectric power station constructed by excavating the major components from rock, rather than the more common surface-based construction methods....

 located at the base of the dam. The total installed generating capacity of the 3rd stage of the project is . The project is run by the Maharashtra State Electricity Board

Maharashtra State Electricity Board

Maharashtra State Electricity Board is a state-owned electricity regulation board operating within the state of Maharashtra in India. The MSEB was formed on June 20, 1960 under Section 5 of the Electricity Act, 1948...

, also known as the MSEB. The area behind the dam is one of the most sparsely populated areas in the state.

The spillway

Spillway

A spillway is a structure used to provide the controlled release of flows from a dam or levee into a downstream area, typically being the river that was dammed. In the UK they may be known as overflow channels. Spillways release floods so that the water does not overtop and damage or even destroy...

 of the dam is located at the center. It has 3 radial gates.