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| name = Chhindari Dam<br />
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| location_map = India Chhattisgarh#India<br />
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| coordinates = {{coord|21.53|N|80.98|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}<br />
| dam_crosses = Pipariya River<br />
| location = Chhuikhadan<br />
| dam_type = Embankment, earthen-fill<br />
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| dam_height = {{Convert|21|m|ft|abbr=on}}<br />
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| opening = 1986<br />
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| res_name = Rani Rashmi Devi Reservoir<br />
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'''Chhindari Dam''' is a medium irrigation project built across the Pipariya River, about {{Convert|8|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of [[Chhuikhadan]] in the [[Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai district]] of [[Chhattisgarh]], [[India]]. It is the largest dam of the district and gets its name from the neighbouring village of Chhindari. The lake that the dam forms behind it is officially known as the '''Rani Rashmi Devi Reservoir''' which extends in a northsouth direction.<br />
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The construction of the dam completed in 1986 later the state government in the year placed under the handed over to the [[Chhuikhadan]] Water Resources department division for its repair and maintenance.<br />
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==Construction details==<br />
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==Benefits==<br />
The Chhindari dam<ref>{{Cite web |last=of CG |first=Exams |title=Question on Chhindari Dam |url=https://harishmanik.com/chhattisgarh-geography-quiz-and-mcq/ |access-date=6 April 2023 |website=harishmanik|date=5 January 2022 }}</ref> was built in hopes of benefiting the locals with better [[irrigation]] and cultivation systems. The reservoir consists of two major gates which release water of farmers demand any situation through its [[canals]]. The artificial lake is used to store water.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Britannica Article|title=Works|url=http://www.enwiki.net/wiki/eb/15514/|access-date=25 February 2015}}</ref><br />
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* Local water supply<br />
* Distant water supply, if water is sent to cities via aqueducts<br />
* Local source of [[fishing]] & [[boating]]<br />
* [[Wildlife]] [[habitat]]<br />
* Increased water pressure for those living in the valley<br />
* Irrigation<br />
* [[Flood]] water control<br />
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==Low utilization of developed water resources==<br />
The actual utilization as compared with the designed potential is very poor, about 61%. The reason could be the low rainfall or the low maintenance of the canal system.<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Dams in Chhattisgarh]]<br />
[[Category:Dams completed in 1986]]<br />
[[Category:1986 establishments in Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century architecture in India]]</div>AmiePesina