Dantiwada Dam
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| Official name | Dantiwada Water Resources Project |
| Country | India |
| Location | Banaskantha |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Purpose | Irrigation & water supply |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1958 |
| Opening date | 1965 |
| Construction cost | Rs 1339.36 Lakhs |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | West Banas River |
| Height (foundation) | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Length | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Spillways | 11 radial |
| Spillway type | Ogee |
| Spillway capacity | 7504 m3/s |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 907.88 MCM |
| Catchment area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
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Dantiwada dam is a mud & Masonry dam on the West Banas River near Dantiwada, Banaskantha district of northern Gujarat in India. The dam was constructed in 1965 mainly for irrigation and flood control.
111 total villages are under command of Dantiwada dam and 12 villages are partially submergence. Total land submerged under reservoir include 1,215 hectares (3,000 acres; 4.69 sq mi) forest land, 810 hectares (2,000 acres; 3.1 sq mi) wasteland, 2,025 hectares (5,000 acres; 7.82 sq mi) cultivable land.[1]
It irrigated 50,284 hectares (124,250 acres; 194.15 sq mi) in 1994-95.[1]
Dantiwada Dam failed in 1973, 8 years after it was constructed.[2]
Gujarat Chief Minister dedicated Rs. 110 crore Dantiwada dam oriented group water supply project benefiting 123 villages of 3 talukas on April 10, 2015.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Embankment Dam Failure: A Downstream Flood Hazard Assesment
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