Tawa Dam and Reservoir

Tawa Dam and Reservoir is a multipurpose dam built across the Tawa River, a left-bank tributary of the Narmada, at Tawa Nagar in Narmadapuram district, Madhya Pradesh. Constructed between 1958 and 1978, it provides irrigation, flood control and hydroelectric power. Surrounded by the Satpura Range, the large reservoir has become a popular tourism and water-sports destination managed by Madhya Pradesh Tourism with boating, cruises and lakeside resorts.

Visitors can expect a large reservoir formed by the Tawa Dam set against the forested Satpura hills. The site offers a dam viewpoint, lakeside promenade, and the Tawa Reservoir Tourism Complex with resort accommodation. Visitors can take motorboat rides, a cruise or houseboat on the reservoir, enjoy water sports such as jet skiing, and view sunset over the water. The area includes food outlets, picnic spots and open landscapes for sightseeing and photography.

Tawa Dam was constructed across the Tawa River between 1958 and 1978 as a multipurpose river valley project. Built to provide irrigation to Narmadapuram, Betul and Harda districts, flood control and hydroelectric power generation, it is one of the major dams on the Narmada basin. The dam is an earthen and concrete composite structure and its reservoir has a large catchment in the Satpura Range.