Mansi Wakal Dam Explained

Mansi Wakal Dam
Location Map:India Rajasthan#India
Coordinates:24.4765°N 73.4879°W
Country:India
Location:Jhadol tehsil, Rajasthan
Construction Began:2000[1]
Opening:2005
Dam Crosses:Mansi River
Res Capacity Active:244000000NaN0[2]

Mansi Wakal is a dam on the Mansi River in Udaipur district, Rajasthan, India.

Located approximately 7 kilometres north of the village of Jhadol,[3] the dam forms a reservoir which can hold about 24.4 million cubic metres of water. The reservoir primarily provides drinking water to the city of Udaipur,[4] accounting for 23% of the city's drinking water supply.[5] Additionally, the reservoir supplies drinking water to rural areas of Udaipur district and water for industrial uses to Hindustan Zinc.[6]

Mansi Wakal dam is part of an inter-basin transfer scheme called 'Mansi Wakal I' under which water is transferred from the Sabarmati basin to the Bherach basin.[7] The dam was constructed between 2000-2005 by the Government of Rajasthan at a cost of [8] with monetary contributions from Hindustan Zinc in the ratio of 70:30. Some local groups opposed the construction of the dam.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Project Information Memorandum . 2017 . Udaipur Smart City Limited . 4 May 2019.
  2. Book: Monsoon 2014 . 2014 . Government of Rajasthan . Jaipur . 3 May 2019.
  3. Web site: Bhuvan-2D . Bhuvan Indian Geoplatform of ISRO . National Remote Sensing Centre . 4 May 2019 . 15 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615011504/http://www.bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/ . dead .
  4. Book: Rajasthan Development Report. 2006. Planning Commission of India. 3 May 2019.
  5. Book: Understanding water flows in Udaipur . 2018 . Heinrich Böll Foundation-India & Development Alternatives . 4 May 2019.
  6. Book: Vedanta Resources PLC Annual Report 2006 . Vedanta . 3 May 2019.
  7. Book: Mehta . Anil . Ecotechnological Management and Operation of Selected Surface Reservoirs of Upper Berach Basin, Udaipur . 2009 . Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology . Udaipur . 4 May 2019.
  8. News: Rao . Surendra Singh . 60 crore ki laagat se 2006 mein Rajasthan mein bana yeh bandh charcha mein kyon hai . 4 May 2019 . Patrika . 16 December 2018.
  9. News: Kumar . Shailendra . Tribals demand scrapping of proposed dam . 3 May 2019 . Down to Earth . 4 July 2015.
  10. Book: Sahoo . Sarbeswar . Civil society and democratization in India . 2013 . Routledge . Oxon . 9781135905644 . 4 May 2019.