Jawahar Sagar Dam
Jawahar Sagar Dam | |
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Location | Chambal River, Rajasthan, India |
Coordinates | 25°02′14″N 75°40′41″E / 25.0372°N 75.6780°E |
Purpose | Hydroelectricity, Irrigation |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 1972 |
Owner(s) | Government of India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Concrete gravity dam |
Height | 45 m (148 ft) |
Length | 393 m (1,289 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 67.07 million cubic meters (2.37 tmcft) |
Power Station | |
Installed capacity | 3 units of 33 MW |
The Jawahar Sagar Dam is the third dam in the series of Chambal Valley Projects on the
Geography
The Chambal River (known in ancient times as the Chamranyavati River) raises in the
The Chambal and its tributaries drain the
Between 344 kilometres (214 mi) and 440 kilometres (270 mi) from the Chambal's source is an area of deep gorges; the Gandhi Sagar Dam is located in the middle reach of this gorge section. The dam is situated at a distance of 168 kilometres (104 mi) from the district administrative headquarters of Mandsaur.[5]
Construction History
The
Stage I
The first stage of the development involved construction of the Gandhi Sagar Dam to a height of a 62.17 metres (204.0 ft) as a storage dam to store 7,322,000,000 cubic metres in Madhya Pradesh and use the stored water for hydroelectric power generation, followed by irrigation from the Kota Barrage in Rajasthan, 104 kilometres (65 mi) downstream of the dam. Power generation at Gandhi Sagar Dam was through a powerhouse at the toe of the dam, with a total installed capacity of 115 MW (divided into five units of 23 MW).[9] The Kota Barrage, an earth and masonry structure 37.34 metres (122.5 ft) in height, was built to provide irrigation through a canal system, with two main canals on the right and left banks. Construction of both projects began in 1953–54; both began functioning in 1960. The water received at the Kota Barrage is shared equally between Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan for irrigation.[7][8]
Stage II
The second stage of development involved the use of the water released from the Gandhi Sagar Dam through another dam structure, the
Stage III
The third and final stage of development envisaged an intermediate dam between the Rana Pratap Sagar Dam and the Kota Barrage, called the Jawahar Sagar Dam. This dam is a concrete gravity dam, 45 metres (148 ft) high, located approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) upstream of Kota Barrage to its southwest, and provides a hydroelectric power generation capacity of 99 MW, with three generator units of 33 MW capacity each. This project was commissioned in 1972.[7][8]
See also
- Jawahar Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary
References
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