Rajghat Dam | |
Name Official: | RAJGHAT Hydel power station |
Dam Crosses: | Betwa River |
Res Name: | Rajghat Reservoir |
Location: | Ashok Nagar District, Madhya Pradesh |
Operator: | Madhya pradesh power generating company ltd |
Dam Length: | 11200 m |
Dam Height: | 43.8 m |
Construction Began: | 1975 |
Opening: | 2006 |
Coordinates: | 24.7628°N 78.2339°W |
Purpose: | hydel power generation |
Status: | running |
Owner: | Madhya pradesh power generating company ltd |
Plant Name: | mppgcl |
Plant Operator: | mppgcl |
Plant Type: | hydro electric |
Plant Capacity: | 3*15 MW |
Website: | http://www.mppgcl.mp.gov.in/hydel-generation.html |
The Rajghat Dam is a large water reservoir and inter-state dam project of the governments of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh on the Betwa River located 14 km from Chanderi in Madhya Pradesh, 22 km from Lalitpur in Uttar Pradesh and 55 km from Deogarh also in Uttar Pradesh. The another name of Rajghar Dam is Rani Laxmi Bai Dam.
Catchment Area - 472 km2
Total Capacity - 96 million m3
Height - 73.3 metres
Length - 573.29 metres
Power Generation Capacity - 45 MW (3x15 MW)
Number of Spillway Gates - 18
Spillway Type - Ogee