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{{Infobox dam
| name = Bhushi Dam
| image = Bhushi_Dam.JPG
| image_caption = Tourists gather around the dam.
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| dam_crosses = [[Indrayani River]]
| location = [[Lonavala]], [[Maharashtra]], India
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| opening = 1860s<ref name="throng">{{cite news|title=Rain spreads cheer in Pune and Pimpri, tourists throng Bhushi dams |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/rain-spreads-cheer-in-pune-and-pimpri-tourists-throng-bhushi-dam/ |date=17 July 2014 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |accessdate=4 December 2014}}</ref>
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| owner = [[Central Railway (India)|Central Railway]]
| location_map = India Maharashtra
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| coordinates = {{coord|18|43|21.86|N|73|23|47.26|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
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The '''Bhushi Dam''' is a [[masonry dam]] on the [[Indrayani River]] in [[Lonavala]], [[Maharashtra]], India.<ref name="gazetteer">{{Cite web |title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency - Poona - Chapter VI - Trade - Communication - Railway |url=http://pune.gov.in/punecollectorate/gazette/poona-ii/trade_communication.html |date=1885 |publisher=Gazetteer Department, [[Government of Maharashtra]] |accessdate=9 December 2014 |location=Bombay |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128093135/http://pune.gov.in/puneCollectorate/Gazette/Poona-II/trade_communication.html |archivedate=28 January 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In 2014, the [[Indian Railways]] announced plans to develop Bhushi Dam as a tourist resort with participation from the private sector.<ref name="resort">{{cite news|title=Bhushi dam area may get a holiday resort |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Bhushi-dam-area-may-get-a-holiday-resort/articleshow/38503817.cms |first=Manish |last=Umbrajkar |date=17 July 2014 |work=[[The Times of India]] |location=Pune |accessdate=3 December 2014}}</ref>
[[File:Bhushi dam.JPG|thumb|Bhushi reservoir]]

==History==
The dam was built in the late 1860s for the [[Great Indian Peninsular Railway]] as a source of water for their steam engines.<ref name="throng" /> {{As of|2014}} it is owned by the [[Central Railway (India)|Central Railway]] zone of the [[Indian Railways]], the successor to the Great Indian Peninsular Railway.<ref name="throng"/>

Water was carried from the reservoir to [[Lonavala]], [[Khandala]] and the reversing station of the railways by cast-iron pipes. The Railway company later agreed to supply some water to the town of Lonavala as well, because the dam had been built using Municipal funding.<ref name="gazetteer" />

In 2011, the [[Indian Navy]] proposed to take over the Bhushi dam and Bhugaon lake for its training activities at the ''[[Indian Naval Station Shivaji]]'' which is located in the vicinity. The Lonavala Police stated that such a move would restrict the access of the public to the dam.<ref name="navypparty">{{cite news|title=Navy's plan will ruin your Bhushi dam party |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/navys-plan-will-ruin-your-bhushi-dam-party/128780 |first=Salil |last=Urunkar |date=20 July 2011 |work=[[Mid-Day]]|accessdate=4 December 2014}}</ref>

In 2012, the [[Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation]] (MSRDC) proposed to construct a {{convert|9|km|mi|abbr=off}} long tunnel along the [[Mumbai Pune Expressway]] which would pass right below the Bhushi dam.<ref name="newroute">{{cite news|title=Straighter new route to cut travel time by half an hour |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Straighter-new-route-to-cut-travel-time-by-half-an-hour/articleshow/12028169.cms |first=Chitaranjan |last=Tembhekar |date=25 February 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |location=Mumbai |accessdate=4 December 2014}}</ref>

==Accidents==
The Bhushi Dam frequently sees cases of drowning. A 2012 report stated that as many as 25 people had died in a five-year period.<ref name="25in5">{{cite news|title=Bhushi dam: 25 deaths in 5 years |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/bhushi-dam-25-deaths-in-5-years/994203/0 |date=28 August 2012 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |location=Lonavala |accessdate=4 December 2014}}</ref>

In order to bring down these accidents, the Lonavala Police and the railways set up a control room near the dam, as well as imposed a ban on consumption of liquor in areas surrounding the dam.<ref name="mustread">{{cite news |title=A must read for those planning to visit Lonavla |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/pune/report-a-must-read-for-those-planning-to-visit-lonavla-1996560 |first=Chaitraly |last=Deshmukh |date=19 June 2014 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |location=Pune |accessdate=4 December 2014}}</ref> Subsequently, vehicles were banned from entering the area after 3 pm and visitors were prohibited from entering the dam and the surrounding areas after 5 pm.<ref name="revellersnone">{{cite news|title=No revellers at Bhushi dam site after 5pm: Cops |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/No-revellers-at-Bhushi-dam-site-after-5pm-Cops/articleshow/40218057.cms |date=14 August 2014 |work=[[The Times of India]] |location=Pune |accessdate=4 December 2014}}</ref>

Tourists are usually allowed to visit the dam from 9 am up to 3 pm. Except local buses, all other buses are banned from entering the area.<ref name="vehban">{{cite news|title=Ban on vehicles going towards Bhushi dam |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Ban-on-vehicles-going-towards-Bhushi-dam/articleshow/6198106.cms |date=22 July 2010 |work=[[The Times of India]] |agency=[[Times News Network]] |location=Pune |accessdate=9 December 2014}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Hydrography of Maharashtra}}

[[Category:Dams in Pune district]]
[[Category:Lonavala-Khandala]]
[[Category:Masonry dams]]
[[Category:Gravity dams]]
[[Category:Dams completed in 1876]]
[[Category:1876 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Lonavala-Khandala]]

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