The Meja Dam is one of the biggest dam of Bhilwara and famous for its green mount park. It is 20 km away from Bhilwara, Rajasthan, India.
This was the main source of drinking water for Bhilwara city as well as surrounding area. For Bhilwara city 62 tubewells have been installed in the submergence of dam but at present except for 10 tubewells all are almost dry. As per records shown by PHED, sufficient water was available till 1996. After 1996 the water receipt in the dam abruptly reduced. The design capacity of the dam is 2930 mcft and water received in 2007, 2008, 2009 was 140 mcft, 21 mcft, 31.67 mcft respectively.
The main reason could have been construction of a large number of small ponds in the catchment area of the dam without any planning or without catchment area management and monitoring. Principal Secretary, PHED informed that more than 27,000 anicuts has been constructed and 64 major and minor dams have been constructed over 8 streams in the district. Main flowing river in the district is Banas river which is dry due to less rainfall in the catchment and as a consequence large numbers of tubewells sunk in Kankroliya Ghati area could not get recharged sufficiently.
Monuments in Bhilwara Famous as the ‘city of textiles and looms’, Bhilwara is home to the world renowned Ramdwara of Ramsnehi Sampraday. The founder Guru of the Sampraday, Swami Ramcharanji Maharaj, preached to his followers here and later decided to move to Shahpura. The present day headquarters of the Ram Snehi Sampraday, known as Ram Niwas Dham are located in Shahpura. Some people say that Bhilwara got its name from the Bhils (tribal people) who lived there during the days of yore. As per a story, the city of Bhilwara had a mint that minted coins known as ‘bhiladi’. This is supposedly the origin of the district’s name. Bhilwara's cultural history can also be traced back to the Nagar Brahmins mentioned in the Skanda Purana.
