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Karjan Water Resources Project
         
  Karjan  
Information
Location Vill: Jitgadh, Ta: Rajpipla,   Dist.:Bharuch.
Purpose Irrigation
River Karjan (Tri. of Narmada)
Area of catchment 1404 km2
Mean annual runoff in the catchment 630 Mm3
Mean annual rainfall 1209 mm
Year of commencement of construction work 1978
Year of completion 1996
 
       
 
Dam
Type Masonry & Concrete
Bed Rock Basalt
Maximum height above the
lowest point of foundation
100 m
Length at the top of the dam 903 m
Total Volume Content:
Concrete 1.2  Mm3
Masonry 0.24 Mm3
Earthwork -
 
Reservoir
Area at full reservoir level 36.77 Km2
Gross storage capacity 630  Mm3
Effective storage capacity 581  Mm3
Area under submergence
a) Forest b) Waste land c) Culturable
a) 1169 ha. b) 1323 ha. c) 1185 ha.
No. of villages under submergence 11 full, 17 partial
 
         
 
Spillway
Type Ogee
Length 172 m
Energy dissipater Stilling basin
Maximum discharge 17286 m3/s
Type, Nos. and  size of gate Radial, 9, (15.55 m  x 14.02 m)
 
Canal
Length of canal 12.6 (Right), 51.00 (Left) km
Capacity 10.13 (Right), 28.30 (Left) m3/s
Gross command area 19435 (Right), 60350 (Left) ha.
Culturable command area 13690 (Right), 42510 (Left) ha
 
         
 
Villages under command
a) District b) Taluka c) No. of villages
Narmada Nandod 94
Bharuch Jhagadia 96
  Valia 15
  Ankleshwar 4
  Total 209

Cost
Estimated cost Rs. 17868 lacs.
Expenditure upto March, 1987 Rs.14978.64  lacs.
 
Irrigated Area in Last Five Years
Year Irrigated area in Ha.
2008-09 12738.35
2009-10 15957
2010-11 13719.54
2011-12 13705.39
2012-13 10432.71

Geology
Name of Scheme District Rock type encountered at the dam site
Karjan Bharuch Porphyritic amygdaloidal basalt, Amygdaloidal porphyritic basalt.
 
         
 
Name of scheme River Village Taluka Dist. Catchment Area (Sq.Kms) Yield (MCM) Maximum observed flood (Cumecs)
Gujarat Other Maximum Average
Karjan Karjan  Jitagadha  Nandod Bharuch 1403.78   1537.5 1011.00 17011

Date Crest R.L. (M.) F.R.L. (M) H.F.L. (M) Top of Dam R.L.(M) Gross Capacity at F.R.L. (MCM) Dead storage (MCM) Live storage (MCM) Lenth of Spillway (M)
01/07/2007 115.25 115.25 116.1 119.7 545.39 22.63 522.76 171.63

Type of Spillway Details of Gates Lenth of Auxilary Spillway (M) Left Bank Canal Right Bank Canal Year of Completion
Types Nos. Lenth K.M. Discharge Capacity (Cumecs) Length K.M. Discharge Capacity (Cumecs)
 Ogee  Radial 15.55 X 14.02 9   51 28.3 12.6 10.18 1994

G.C.A. (Ha) C.C.A. (Ha) Maximum Irrigation
Year Area
77935 51000 1999-00 16594