Gangrel dam
| Gangrel dam R. S. Sagar dam / Ravishankar reservoir |
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| Coordinates | 20 ° 37 '1 " N , 81 ° 34' 12" E | ||||||||
| Data on the structure | |||||||||
| Lock type: | Earthfill dam, gravity dam | ||||||||
| Construction time: | -1979 | ||||||||
| Height above foundation level : | 30.5 m | ||||||||
| Building volume: | 1 776 000 m³ | ||||||||
| Crown length: | 1 830 m | ||||||||
| Power plant output: | 10 MW | ||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||
| Altitude (at congestion destination ) | 333 m | ||||||||
| Water surface | 95.4 km² | ||||||||
| Storage space | 766.89 million m³ | ||||||||
| Total storage space : | 910.5 million m³ | ||||||||
| Design flood : | 17th 230 m³ / s | ||||||||
The Gangrel dam (also RS Sagar dam ) is located on the upper reaches of the Mahanadi 10 km south of the city of Dhamtari in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh .
The dam was completed in 1979. The dam consists of a 1300 m long earth embankment dam and an adjoining gravity dam . The total length is 1830 m. The Ravishankar reservoir covers an area of up to 95.4 km².
The dam is used to irrigate the agricultural areas in the districts of Dhamtari , Raipur and Durg and thus enables two harvests a year. The dam also supplies the steelworks in Bhilai with process water and the greater Raipur area with drinking water. A hydroelectric power plant with a capacity of 10 MW is located at the dam.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c National Register of Large Dams (PDF 9.3 MB) Central Water Commission. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
