Here the famous World Heritage Site, Ajanta Caves sits on the banks of the river.

Work on this major irrigation project was taken up by the Water Resources Department of Maharashtra and began construction in 1978.

Canals were built along the left and right banks of the river to meet irrigation needs.

Twenty additional spill gates were planned for the dam, increasing storage capacity by 1.5 TMC.

The project was to supply drinking water needs of roughly 500 thousand people and will irrigate approximately 64,000 acres (260 km2) of drought prone fields.