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Meshwo

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Meshwo

Location Vill : Shamlaji,
Ta : Bhiloda
Dist : Sabarkantha
Purpose Irrigation & flood control
River Meshwo
Area of catchment 259 Km2
Mean annual runoff in the catchment 63.71 mm3
Mean annual rainfall 864 mm
Year of commencement of construction work.
1965
Year of completion 1968
Dam
Type Earthen
Bed rock Quartzite/Phyllite
Maximum height above the lowest point of foundation 14.32 m
Length at the top of the dam 168 m, Saddle 2024m
Total volume content: Earthwork
0.28 Mm3
Spillway
Type Waste weir
Length 61 m
Energy Dissipator Stilling basin
Maximum discharge 2067 m3/s
Type, nos & size of gate Ungated
Reservoir
Area at full reservoir level 11.16 km2
Gross storage capacity 82.0 Mm3
Effective storage capacity 77.0 Mm3
Area under submergence :
(a) Forest  (b) Waste land (c) Culturable
(a) Nil       (b) Nil        (c) 1787 ha
No of villages under submergence 13 partial, 6 full
Canal
Length of canal 30.20 km
Capacity 7.8 m3/s
Gross command area 34763 ha
Culturable command area 28369 ha
Villages under command  
(a) District (b) Taluka (c) No. of villages
Ahmedabad Modasa 36
  Daskroi 2
  Total 38

 

Area Irrigated during last five years

Years

Area Irrigated in Ha

1996-97 11,353
1997-98 14,367
1998-99 10,560
1999-2000 9,335
2000-2001 9,731
Cost
Cost of the project Rs. 294.90 lacs
 


 


 

 

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