Ujani -River Bhima

About:

Ujani dam is situated in Solapur District. This dam is on the river Bhima. Bhimanagar a new township. Bird sanctuary. 20-km long Asia's longest underground tunnel to carry water form Ujani dam to river Sina.It has a reservoir capacity of 1517 Giga Litres (GL). So it is one of the biggest reservoirs in the region supplying water for drinking and irrigation in the Solapur district (Maharashtra) and Bijapur district (Karnataka).

This dam has a spread catchment area and the backwaters cover a very large extent. Most of water in this dam is dead stock and can not beused for water supply and irrigation purpose. The water of Panshet, varasgao, khadakwasala, mulshi, pawana dams flow to this dam.

Location info:

Address:
District: Solapur
Nearest City:
Best time to visit: Any Time.

Climate/Weather:

History:

Interesting things to do:

Can Enjoy the beauty of the place.

Interesting things to Visit:

  • Siddheshwar Temple and lake
  • Solapur Fort (Bhuikot Killa)- Fort built by Bahamani sultan
  • Prin.K.P.Mangalvedhekar Institute of Management
  • Pandharpur (Lord Vithoba Temple)
  • Akkalkot (Swami Samarth Maharaj Temple)
  • Barshi
  • Maldhok wildlife sanctuary, Nannaj
  • Ramling - Lord Mahadeo Temple
  • Gangapur - Shri Dattatreya Temple
  • Dahigaun - Jain Temple

Mobile range info:

How to reach?

Nearest Railway Station:Solapur is nearest Railway Station
Nearest Airport:Pune International Airport
Road Transport:Ujan is near from Solapur.

Nearest Visiting places:

  • Markandeya Temple
  • Balaji Temple
  • Rupabhavani Temple
  • Nagareshwar Temple
  • Temple of Lord Siddharameshwar
  • Hipparga Lake - a scenic nature area
  • Kambar Lake, newly named as Sambhaji lake
  • IndraBhavan - Solapur Corporation building
  • Bhui-Kot Castle - castle of 15th century and under the Bahamani period
  • Hutatma Garden
  • Pandharpur Vithoba Temple (70 km away)
  • Akkalkot - Swami Samarth (35 km away)
  • HYDRA- saifan mulk chishti dargah (near about 20 km from Akkalkot)
  • Nannaj- Bird Sanctaury (25 km away)]
  • Tuljapur - Tuljabhavani Temple (45 km away)
  • Naldurg Fort (approx. 45 km towards Hyderabad)
  • Barshi "Bhagvant" Temple (approx. 70 km away)
  • Mardi - Yamai Devi Temple (22 km north of Solapur city)

Nearest Petrol Pump:

Hotels/Lodge/Accommodation:

  • Hotel Maharaja ( Jadhav Hotels Pvt. Ltd. )
  • Hotel Vikram Palace (Jadhav Hotels Pvt. Ltd.)

Things to carry:

Carrying water is essential.Carry camera too so that u can take photos of beautiful place.

Tips & Suggestions:

Help Line/Phone Number:

Police Station:100

Nearest Hospital:

  • Ashwini Sahakari Rugnalaya & Research Centre
  • Shraddha Nursing Home
  • Government Hospital
  • Hiremath hospital
Society/Community Phone Number