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{{Infobox dam<br />
| name = Bansagar Dam<br />
| image = Bansagar Dam.png<br />
| image_caption = View of Bansagar Dam from up stream<br />
| name_official = <br />
| dam_crosses = [[Sone River]]<br />
| res_name = Bansagar Reservoir<br />
capacity = 5.43 cubic kms OR 191.78 tmc ft<br />
| location = Deolond, Shahdol, [[Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
| operator = Water Resources Department, [[Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
| dam_length = {{convert|1020|m|abbr=on}}<br />
| dam_height = {{convert|67|m|abbr=on}}<br />
| dam_width_base = <br />
| construction_began = 14 May 1978<br />
| opening = 25 September 2006<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|24|11|30|N|81|17|15|E|region:IN_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}<br />
| extra = <br />
}}<br />
[[File:Bansagar2.JPG|thumb|270px|Bansagar Reservoir]]<br />
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'''Bansagar''' or '''Ban Sagar Dam''' is a multipurpose river Valley Project on [[Sone River]] situated in the Ganges Basin in [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]] with both [[irrigation]] and ''435 MW'' of [[hydroelectric]] power generation.<ref name=resources>Water Resources of Madhya Pradesh: Major Projects, Water Resources Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh, January 2006</ref><br />
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The Bansagar Dam across the Sone River was constructed near the [[Deolond]] village in the [[Shahdol district]]. It is surrounded by Maihar, Katni, and Rewa districts. The project was called "Bansagar" after [[Banabhatta|Bana Bhatt]], the renowned [[Sanskrit]] scholar of the 7th century, who is believed to have hailed from this region in India. Bansagar Dam is located at [[Latitude]] 24-11-30 N and [[Longitude]] 81-17-15 E.<br />
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The project was initially called the "Dimba Project" in 1956 by the [[Central Water Commission]], [[New Delhi]] to be constructed on the [[Sone River]] at the confluence of the Sone and [[Banas River]]s near Shikarganj town 30&nbsp;km down river from the present site. Later it was shifted to the present site at [[Deolond]]. There was an agreement in 1973 between the State Governments of [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Bihar]] for the construction of the dam, in which the states shared the expenditure in the ratio of 2:1:1. The 4 million-acre-feet of water is also shared by the states in the same ratio. The construction work was started in 1978 at original approved cost of Rs. 91.31 crores. The final estimated cost in 1998 was Rs. 1054.96 crores.<ref name=resources/><br />
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==Dedicated to nation==<br />
The foundation stone of the Bansagar project was laid by the late Prime Minister [[Morarji Desai]] on 14 May 1978.<ref>Hindustan Times, New Delhi: 26 September 2006</ref> The project was inspected and allocated sufficient funds in every five-year plan by the endless attempts of [[Ram Kishore Shukla|Pandit Ram Kishore Shukla]] former finance minister of Madhya Pradesh. The Bansagar Dam was dedicated to the nation on 25 September 2006 by [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], former [[Prime Minister of India]].<br />
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== Footnotes ==<br />
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==References==<br />
*Water Resources of Madhya Pradesh: Major Projects, Water Resources Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh, January 2006<br />
*Hindustan Times, New Delhi: 26 September 2006<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [http://wikimapia.org/1180470/ Google Map of Ban sagar Dam]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061209201858/http://www.mp.nic.in/wrd/ Website of Water Resources of Madhya Pradesh]<br />
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[[Category:Dams in Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Hydroelectric power stations in Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Beohari]]<br />
[[Category:Shahdol district]]<br />
[[Category:Dams on the Son River]]<br />
[[Category:Dams completed in 2006]]<br />
[[Category:2006 establishments in Madhya Pradesh]]</div>ReggieHuntley0