Jayak Wadi Dam, Aurangabad, Maharashtra India

A plan to build a dam on Godavari river in the drought-prone Marathwada region was first conceived during rule of state of Hyderabad. The project came to know as Jayakwadi project after name of the village. However, after formation of new state of Maharashtra and comparative analysis on alternative places, it was decided to build a dam 100 km upstream at Piathan. The project was continued to name as Jayakwadi even after it was shifted to a new location. Building dam at higher level made it possible to have longer canals and thus providing irrigation facility to a larger region. The project proposal for this was completed by 1964.

Here one can see a number of resident and migratory birds. The Gyaneshwar Udyan is a planned garden on the lines of Bridavan gardens and the Moghul gardens in Kashmir. Over years the place has been a heaven for nature lovers.