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Koyna Dam is located in Koyna Nagar, Satara district, nestled in the Western Ghats on the state highway between Chiplun and Karad. Edit

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Koyna Dam plays a vital role of flood controlling in monsoon season. The spillway of the dam is located at the center. It has 6 radial gates. The main purpose of dam is to provide hydroelectricity with some irrigation in neighboring areas.Today the Koyna. Hydroelectric Project is the largest completed hydroelectric power plant in India[2] having a total installed capacity of 1,920 MW. Due to its electricity generating potential Koyna river is considered as the ‘life line of Maharashtra’.

Koyna Dam

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Koyana Dam was strengthened for the non-overflow portion in 1973, followed by strengthening the spillway section in 2006. Now the dam is expected to be safe against any future earthquake even of more intensity than that of 1967.

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Throughout the year.

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Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

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1-2 Hours.

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Taxi : Transfer taxi services is useful for the travellers who wants only pickups and drops facility means transfer from one Satara place to another like airport pickups and drops, railway station pickups and drops, bus stand pickups and drops and hotels pickups and drops.

Bus : Satara is well connected to all nearby towns through buses, and frequent buses will be available to the towns and cities of Pune, Mumbai, Raigad, Khandala, Guhagar, Chiplun, Baramati, Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani. Both semi deluxe buses and deluxe buses will be available to Satara and important cities like Mumbai and Pune will even have air conditioned coaches that ply to Satara. Bus fares for the normal class of travel will range around Rs 150-200 from the nearby locations within the state.

Train : Satara itself has train stations and is well connected to the rest of country through railways.Satara has a railway station that is fairly active, and many trains that run from the neighbouring state of Karnataka pass through this railway station. You can opt for trains from Bangalore and Mysore that pass through Satara and reach Dadar, Gandhidham, Ajmer and Jodhpur. These trains will charge around Rs 350 for the basic class of travel and Rs 1200 for AC First Class. Day trains will also cost you around Rs 350.

Air : Satara does not have its own airport but the nearest airport of the region is Pune located at a distance of 110 km.

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