The Lower Wardha dam was conceived and approved to be built on the river Wardha and located at Dhanodi village (Bahadarpur), Arvi Tehsil in the district of Wardha.

Irrigation potential of the dam - 126 hectares in Arvi, 26,920 hectares in Deoli, 9,476 hectares in Wardha and 6,728 hectares in Hinganghat Taluka.

Number of villages that will benefit from the project.

of forest land required for the project. This land was cleared by the Environmental Ministry, New Delhi, in Mar 2000.

people in villages in Amravati and Wardha districts impacted by the project.

Original estimates project cost (1981).

The basic dam structure, main and branch canals completed, except minor work remaining in some parts of the main and branch canals.

of actual farmland irrigated in 2012.

escalated project cost approved in 2011.

Second Sinchan Shodh Yatra - a fact finding visit by group of NGOs — Jan Manch, Bapuji Aney Sanstha, Vidarbha Economic Development Council (VED) and Bhartiya Kisan Manch. Their findings were:

of land acquisition completed.

of rehabilitation in Wardha and Amravati District has also been done.

of main canal completed.

of the distribution network, which includes minor canals, completed. Out of 252 minor canals, 90 are ready and work is under way for 90. Land will be acquired for the rest.

of actual farmland irrigated, representing 32.73% of the target.

escalated project cost approved in Mar 2017. Latest hike of Rs. 1,200 crore.