Damsal Dam Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Page 505, Biodiversity in the Shivalik ecosystem of Punjab, Punjab State Council for Science & Technology, Neelima Jerath, Puja, Jatinder Chadha, Zoological Survey of India (Solan, India), India. Ministry of Environment and Forests, Punjab (India). Dept. of Science, Technology, and Environment, Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, 1 January 2006
  2. Retrieved from Official Government website: hoshiarpur.nic.in