Madikheda Dam Explained

Madikheda Dam
Name Official:Madikheda (Mohini Sagar) Dam
Dam Crosses:Sindh River
Res Name:Madikheda Reservoir
Location:Madikheda, Shivpuri District, Madhya Pradesh
Operator:Water Resources Department, Madhya Pradesh
Dam Length:1070 m
Dam Height:62 m
Construction Began:1978
Opening:2008
Coordinates:25.5556°N 77.8528°W
Location Map:India

Madikheda Dam is a multi-purpose dam situated in Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh, India. Before independence it comes under control of Rajpoot chiefs of Raipur Dhamkan a seat of Thakur who comes from Pawaiya Chauhan clan. Chauhans of Raipur were dominating chiefs of former Narwar zila. Thakur sahib Shree Niranjan singhji Pawaiya was the last Chief of Raipur dhamkan succeeded by his son Shree Parikshit singhji, Later Shree Parikshit singhji settled madikheda and became first chieftain or Pradhan of Madikheda along with some other villages of the Raipur Dhamkan. He issued two sons Shree Pran singhji and Shree Jihan singhji. Thakur sahib Lambardar Shree Jihan singhji Pawaiya was the last pradhan or chieftain of Madikheda. the former village of Madikheda was affected by dam project on Sindh river with many other villages on the bank of river in 1975 -1977.

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Local sources and Archeological surveys of India .

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Madikheda (Mohini Sagar) Dam . India-WRIS . 26 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180803163820/http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Madikheda(Mohini_Sagar)_Dam_D02491 . 3 August 2018 . dead .