|
Location |
Vill:
Wanakbori,
Ta: Balasinor,
Dist: Kheda |
|
Purpose |
Irrigation |
|
River |
Mahi |
|
Area of catchment |
30665 km2 |
|
Mean annual runoff in the
catchment |
7950 Mm3 |
|
Mean annual rainfall |
880 mm |
|
Year of commencement of
construction work. |
1948 |
|
Year of completion |
1980 |
|
Dam |
|
Type |
Composite |
|
Bed rock |
Quartzite |
|
Maximum height above the lowest
point of foundation |
25 m + 2.0 m Fuse gate |
|
Length at the top of the dam |
796 m |
|
Total volume content: Concrete |
0.007 Mm3 |
|
Masonry
|
0.233 Mm3 |
|
Spillway |
|
Type |
Ogee
(weir) |
|
Length |
735 m |
|
Energy Dissipator |
stilling basin |
|
Maximum discharge |
46728 m3/s |
|
Type, nos & size of gate |
Ungated |
|
Reservoir |
|
Area at full reservoir level |
20.86 km2 |
|
Gross storage capacity |
67.372 Mm3 |
|
Effective storage capacity |
61.224 Mm3 |
Area under submergence :
(a) Forest (b) Waste land (c) Culturable |
|
(a) +
(b) + (c) = 2086 ha |
|
No of villages under submergence |
24 nos |
|
Canal |
|
Length of canal |
73.6 km |
|
Capacity |
237.86 m3/s |
|
Gross command area |
315790 ha |
|
Culturable command area |
212694 ha
(on reappraised) |
Villages under command
|
(a) District |
(b) Taluka |
(c) No. of villages |
|
Kheda |
Thasara |
29 |
|
|
Anand |
78 |
|
|
Nadiad |
49 |
|
|
Matar |
64 |
|
|
Petlad |
81 |
|
|
Borsad |
87 |
|
|
Khambhat |
98 |
|
|
Total |
486 |
|
|
Area irrigated during last five
years |
|
Years |
Area irrigated
in ha |
|
1996-97 |
2,06,778 |
|
1997-98 |
1,38,143 |
|
1998-99 |
1,91,288 |
|
1999-2000 |
1,13,339 |
|
2000-2001 |
30,000 |
|
Cost |
|
Cost of the project |
Rs. 4653.35 lacs |
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