Damsal Dam | |
Name Official: | Damsal Dam |
Location Map: | India Punjab |
Coordinates: | 31.67°N 75.95°W |
Country: | India |
Location: | Mehingrowal, Hoshiarpur, Punjab |
Status: | O |
Opening: | 2001 |
Owner: | Kandi Area Dam Maintenance Division, Punjab |
Dam Type: | Embankment, earth-fill |
Dam Height: | 260NaN0 |
Dam Length: | 1600NaN0 |
Dam Width Crest: | 60NaN0 |
Dam Width Base: | 1800NaN0 |
Dam Crosses: | Damsal River |
Res Elevation: | 527.90NaN0 |
Damsal Dam is an earth-fill dam in Mehingrowal of Hoshiarpur district, northern India.[1] It is on the seasonal Damsal River and primarily serves for flood control and irrigation in the area. The dam is maintained by Kandi Area Dam Maintenance Division, Hoshiarpur.
The dam and reservoir are also called the Mehingrowal watershed and is situated about 20 km from Hoshiarpur town. It had construction cost of Rs. 1203.88 lacs; with a height 26.5m (86.9feet). It provides irrigation to 1920ha and has saved 2400ha of land from floods.[2]