Jawai Dam

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Jawai dam is a dam built across the Jawai river, a tributary of Luni river. The dam is situated near Sumerpur town in Pali District of Rajasthan state in India.

The dam was built by the rulers of Marwar. It is the main water supply source for Jodhpur city and parts of Pali district. Some villages of Jalore district and Pali district get water for irrigation from the Jawai dam.

The dam has capacity of 6000 million qubic feet and its height is about 60 feet.

One can see sarus cranes, comb duck, spotbill duck in the dam. During the winter, demmossile, common eastern crane, barheaded geese and migrating birds descent on the water. Crocodiles bask on the dam shores.

There are panther, bear, hyena, wolf, nilgai and chinkara in the hills around Jawai dam. Sometimes one can see jackals and jungle cats drinking water at the dam.


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