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The '''Kaushalya Dam''' (Hindi: '''कौशल्या बांध''') is an earth-fill [[embankment dam]] on the [[Kaushalya river]], which is a tributary of [[Ghaggar-Hakra River]]<ref name="WM1">[http://wikimapia.org/19774582/Kaushalya-Dam Kaushaly river location]</ref> ([[palaeochannel|modern remnant]] of ancient [[Sarasvati river]]), in [[Pinjore]] of [[Haryana]] state, [[India]]. It was constructed between 2008 and 2012 with the primary purpose of [[water supply]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web | url=http://www.hillsofmorni.com/around-morni/kaushalya-dam/ | title=Kaushalya Dam | publisher=Hills of Morni | date=13 December 2012 | access-date=14 June 2014}}</ref>

==Location==
Kaushalya barrage and resulting upstream dam on Kaushalya river are located 21 km from [[Chandigarh]],<ref name="WM2">[https://www.google.com.sg/maps/dir/Kaushalya+Dam/Chandigarh,+160017,+India/data=!4m8!4m7!1m2!1m1!1s0x390f92010f7133a1:0xc89343fef09ee60d!1m2!1m1!1s0x390fed0be66ec96b:0xa5ff67f9527319fe!3e0?sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiB_ZOerYzMAhWIoZQKHX8DDqoQox0IJDAA Directions from Kaushalya dam to Chandigarh]</ref> 12 km from [[Panchkula]] city and [[Khol Hi-Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary]] near Panchkula,<ref name="WM3">[https://www.google.com.sg/maps/dir/Kaushalya+Dam/Panchkula,+Haryana,+India/@30.7344302,76.8169159,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x390f92010f7133a1:0xc89343fef09ee60d!2m2!1d76.9148111!2d30.7752107!1m5!1m1!1s0x390f936ed6a2b757:0x898668d7061b40f0!2m2!1d76.860565!2d30.6942091!3e0 Directions from Kaushalya dam to Panchkula]</ref> 5 km from [[Pinjore]] city,<ref name="WM4">[ Directions from Kaushalya dam to Pinjore]</ref> and 13 km from [[Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary]] near Pinjore.

==History==
The first plan, which never materialised, for a dam on [[Ghaggar-Hakra River|Ghaggar river]] was first proposed by the [[British raj]] in the mid 19th century to provide drinking water to [[Ambala Cantonment]].<ref name="MH1" />

The proposal was revisited only in the 1960s to construct a dam on [[Ghaggar-Hakra River|Ghaggar river]] at Gumthala near [[Chandimandir]] to provide water to [[Chandigarh]] and control floods in [[Punjab, India]], this plan was abandoned in 1999 as it would have submerged over {{convert|4000| acre}} of land resulting in relocation of a large number of people.<ref name=":0" />

In 2005, the revised plan to build series of smaller dams on the tributaries of [[Ghaggar-Hakra River|Ghaggar river]] was approved by the [[Government of Haryana]] and the construction of the Kaushalya dam commenced in 2008 which was completed in 2012.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="MH1" />

==Construction and cost==
Kaushalya dam, built by the [[Government of Haryana]], is a {{convert|700| m|sp=us}} long and {{convert|34| m|sp=us}} high earth-filled dam.<ref name="MH1">[http://www.hillsofmorni.com/around-morni/kaushalya-dam/ Hillsofmorni.com - Kaushalya dam]</ref>
The project was approved in December 2005 by the [[Haryana]] Government at the cost of Rs 51.37 crore .<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/cag-raises-questions-pours-cold-water-on-kaushalya-dam/|title = CAG raises questions, pours cold water on Kaushalya dam|date = 15 July 2014}}</ref>

==Wildlife==
It is an important wetland that is home of many endangered migratory birds.<ref>{{cite news
| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/More-crows-drop-dead/articleshow/45598090.cms
| title = Crows drop dead
| last1 = Times Of India
| date = 22 December 2014
| access-date = 26 March 2016
}}</ref>

==Gallery ==
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Kaushalya dam, near Pinjor, Haryana, India.JPG|Kaushalya dam
File:Kaushalya Dam.jpg|View of Kaushalya dam, from Kasauli
</gallery>

==See also==
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* [[Gurugram Bhim Kund]] (Hindi: गुरुग्राम भीम कुंड), also known as ''Pinchokhda Jhod'' (Hindi: पिंचोखड़ा जोहड़)
* [[Blue Bird Lake]], [[Hisar (city)]]
* [[Bhakra Dam]]
* [[Hathni Kund Barrage]]
* [[Tajewala Barrage]]
* [[Okhla Sanctuary|Okhla Barrage]]
* [[Surajkund]]
* [[List of dams and reservoirs in India#Haryana|List of dams and reservoirs in Haryana]]
* [[List of National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana, India]]
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==References==
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{{Protected Areas of India}}
{{Protected areas of Haryana}}
{{Districts of Haryana}}
{{National Parks of India}}

[[Category:Dams in Haryana]]
[[Category:Dams completed in 2012]]
[[Category:Earth-filled dams]]
[[Category:Lakes of Haryana]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Haryana]]
[[Category:Wetlands of India]]
[[Category:Bird sanctuaries of India]]
[[Category:Panchkula district]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Panchkula district]]
[[Category:2012 establishments in Haryana]]

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