Bheemgarh Dam
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Bheemgarh Dam | |
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Official name | Upper Wainganga dam |
Country | India |
Location | Seoni, Madhya Pradesh |
Coordinates | 22°22′34″N 79°39′43″E / 22.3761089°N 79.661879°E |
Purpose | Irrigation For Balaghat & Seoni District apart Drinking Water for Seoni, fisheries & Industries |
Status | completed |
Construction began | 1972 |
Opening date | 1984-85 partially open |
Construction cost | 14988.2 Lacs |
Owner(s) | Water Resources Dept.M.P. |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthen |
Impounds | Wainganga River |
Height | Maximum 42.67 meter |
Length | 3,871 m |
Dam volume | 5070 lacs cubic metre |
Spillway capacity | It has sluice Gates.Size is 15.24 MX10.67 M X 10 Nos.It discharge 16700 Cubic Meter per Second. Spillway length 279.81 M |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Sanjay Sarovar |
Total capacity | 5070 Lacs Cubic Meter |
Active capacity | 4100 Lacs Cubic Meter |
Inactive capacity | 970 Lacs Cubic Meter |
Catchment area | 2007.75 Square Kilometre |
Surface area | 5536.087 hector |
Maximum length | Dam length 3.87 K.M. |
Maximum water depth | Dam lowest water level 506.27 M from MSL & 523.34 M Top level from MSL |
Normal elevation | Maximum height 42.67 Meter |
Power Station | |
Commission date | 2X 1200KW on main canal |
Irrigable command area covered 81839 Hector;Total agriculture command area 136305 hector, Yearly irrigation capacity 105253 Hector |
Bheemgarh dam or Bhimgarh, officially the Upper Wainganga (Sanjay Sarovar) Dam, is built across the Wainganga river in Chhapara tehsil of Seoni district of Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.[1]
The structure is 3,871 m long.[2]
The Bhimgarh Sanjay Sarovar Dam is located 43 km away from the Seoni. It is bounded by mountains from all sides.[3]
In recent years, the reservoir has failed to fill.[4]
References
- ^ "Upper Wainganga Project". Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ "Upper Wainganga (Sanjay Sarovar) Dam D02925". India Water Resources. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "Bheemgarh Reservoir".
- ^ Dubey, Santosh (23 May 2017). "The Water Level of Bhimgarh Dam is Falling Rapidly" (in Hindi). Patrika Hindi News. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
External References
- "Photo of Bheemgarh Dam". 12 April 2016. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016.
- "Photo of Bheemgarh Dam". 20 August 2010. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- "Photo of Bheemgarh Dam walkway". 20 August 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2017.