Gangrel Dam Explained

Gangrel Dam
Coordinates:20.6267°N 81.56°W
Country:India
Location:Dhamtari District
Status:O
Opening:1979
Dam Type:Embankment, earth-fill
Dam Crosses:Mahanadi River
Dam Length:18300NaN0
Dam Volume:17760000NaN0
Spillway Capacity:172300NaN0
Res Name:Ravishankar Reservoir
Res Capacity Total:9105000000NaN0
Res Capacity Active:7668900000NaN0
Res Surface:950NaN0[1]
Location Map:India
Dam Height:30.50NaN0

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.

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register for Large Dams . 2009 . Central Water Commission . 194–197 . 30 November 2011 . India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165130/http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf . 21 July 2011 .
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20110524163611/http://www.zeenews.com/States/2006-07-05/307156news.html Chhattisgarh: Gangrel Dam water released into Mahanadi
  3. News: ओनाकोना बनेगा पर्यटन स्थल . Dainik Bhaskar . Hindi . 2022-12-08 .