Gangrel Dam

20°37′36″N 81°33′36″E / 20.62667°N 81.56000°E / 20.62667; 81.56000StatusOperationalOpening date1979Dam and spillwaysType of damEmbankment, earth-fillImpoundsMahanadi RiverHeight30.5 m (100 ft)Length1,830 m (6,004 ft)Dam volume1,776,000 m³ (2,322,920 cu yd)Spillway capacity17,230 m³/s (608,472 cu ft/s)ReservoirCreatesRavishankar ReservoirTotal capacity910,500,000 m³ (1.190889039×10⁹ cu yd)Active capacity766,890,000 m³ (1.003054250×10⁹ cu yd)Surface area95 km² (37 sq mi)^[1]Normal elevation333 m (1,093 ft)

Gangrel Dam officially the Pandit Ravishankar Sagar is located in Chhattisgarh, India. It is built across the Mahanadi River. It is located in Dhamtari district, about 17 km from Dhamtari and about 90 km from Raipur. It is the longest & largest dam in Chhattisgarh. This dam supplies year round irrigation, allowing farmers to harvest two crops per year and key water supplier of Bhilai Steel Plant. The dam also supplies 10 MW of hydro-electric power capacity.^[2]

The chief Engineer of this project was Devraj.^{[citation needed]}

Onakona is a popular tourist spot located on the banks of the reservoir.^[3]

References

External links

• Gangrel dam . wikimapia