Jawai Dam

Jawai dam (जवाई बान्ध) 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 Maharaja Umaid Singh of Jodhpur in 1946. This village covers an area of 500 sq. km besides being: Winter paradise for migratory birds. It is the main water supply source for Jodhpur city and parts of Pali district. if there is sufficient water in the dam, then 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. Sei dam is the feeder dam of the Jawai dam.

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.