Dantiwada Dam
The Dantiwada Dam is a mud and 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.
| Dantiwada dam | |
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  Dantiwada Dam | |
| Official name | Dantiwada Water Resources Project |
| Country | India |
| Location | Banaskantha |
| Coordinates | 24.316453°N 72.325193°E |
| 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) | 61 metres (200 ft) |
| Length | 4,832 metres (16,000 ft) |
| Spillways | 11 radial |
| Spillway type | Ogee |
| Spillway capacity | 7504 m3/s |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 907.88 MCM |
| Catchment area | 40.47 square kilometres (440,000,000 sq ft) |
| Website Dantiwada dam | |
111 total villages are under command of the Dantiwada Dam, of which 12 villages are partially submerged. Total land submerged under the 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]
The Dantiwada Dam failed in 1973, 8 years after it was constructed.[2]
On April 10, 2015, Gujarat Chief Minister dedicated Rs. 110 crore to the Dantiwada Dam oriented group water supply project benefiting 123 villages of 3 talukas.[3]
References
- "Dantiwada Water Resources Project". Government of Gujarat. Narmada, Water Resources, Water Supply and Kalpsar Department (Water Resources Division). Retrieved 2015-12-04.
- Embankment Dam Failure: A Downstream Flood Hazard Assessment
- "Golden day for Banaskantha: Rs. 500 crore water supply projects inaugurated". Deshgujarat.com. Retrieved 2015-12-04.