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{{short description|Man-made lake in Chhattisgarh, India}}
{{Infobox dam
| name = Kherkatta Dam
| image = Kherkatta dam.jpg
| image_caption = Floodgates of Kherkatta Dam
| name_official = Pakhanjore Reservoir
| location_map = India
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| coordinates = {{coord|20|9|17.25|N|80|38|32.21|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| dam_crosses = Matholi stream
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| dam_type = Embankment, earth-fill
| dam_length ={{Convert|610|m|ft|abbr=on}}
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| construction_began = 1958
| opening = 1964
| cost = 0.08 Crore Rs in 1964
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| res_name =Kherkatta Reservoir
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'''Kherkatta Reservoir''', also known as '''Pakhanjore Reservoir''',<ref>{{cite web|last1=kherkatta Dam Map|title=Google Map of Kherkatta Reservoir|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/kherkatta+Reservoir,+Chhattisgarh+494771/@20.1842487,80.6189536,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x3a2c31f729cf2507:0xf9fc47cb162f93b2|access-date=12 March 2015}}</ref> is a man-made lake about {{Convert|12|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of [[Pakhanjore]] in [[Chhattisgarh]], India. It was constructed by the [[Dandakaranya Development Authority]] under the project [[Dandakaranya Project]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Project|title=significance in Dandakaranya|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/150860/Dandakaranya-Development-Authority|access-date=25 February 2015}}</ref> in 1958 to assist the refugees who sought a place to settle. '''Kherkatta''' is a Hindi word which means "'''Land of energy'''".<ref>{{cite web|last1=wikimapia |title=Satellite view |url=http://tpl.wikimapia.info/10648527/Pakhanjore-Dam-Reservoir |archive-url=https://archive.is/20150225143812/http://tpl.wikimapia.info/10648527/Pakhanjore-Dam-Reservoir |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 February 2015 |access-date=25 February 2015 }}</ref>

The Kherkatta [[Reservoir]] (Kherkatta Dam)<ref>{{cite book|last1=Details of Kherkatta Dam|title=Land and People of Indian States and Union Territories|pages=214|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fzpGAIlJ-UEC&pg=PA214&lpg=PA214&dq=pakhanjore+reservoir&source=bl&ots=w1tt7dqH9g&sig=FWJDvjIxNrhMN6NPwmv1XxGcLq8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=RYUaVZmhAoHjuQS_9ILIDg&ved=0CCAQ6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=pakhanjore%20reservoir&f=false|access-date=31 March 2015}}</ref> was constructed over an area of 1,300 acres over an estimated cost of Rs 0.08 crores. The year of completion of [[Pakhanjore]] reservoir is 1964. The dam is an earth-fill [[embankment dam|embankment]]-type the Matholi river. The height above the lowest foundation is 20 m. The length of dam is 610 m and the gross capacity of the dam is 2,955,000 million m3.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Planning of Pakhanjore Dam|title=Regional Planning in India|page=440|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l2WT7RWNCM4C&pg=PA440&lpg=PA440&dq=pakhanjore+reservoir&source=bl&ots=ZSNelaQ72r&sig=951idLjh8v60D01OYJ2y9xiKVbY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=C-noVK_fDsGtuQS114GoDg&ved=0CDQQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=pakhanjore%20reservoir&f=false|access-date=21 February 2015}}</ref>

== Report of completion of project ==
According to the report submitted on YOJANA July 18, 1965 Page 16, Irrigation canals are being built in the command area of Umerkote Dam and Pakhanjore Dam.One hundred families have been settled around the Pakhanjore Dam, and they will rear ducks and [[fish]] and also vegetables. A scheme has been drawn up for a dairy and poultry centre on the banks of the Kotri river in Paralkote zone.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Report YOJANA . July 18, 1965|year = 1965|pages = 16|url = http://yojana.gov.in/CMS/(S(d3srdvmjh2vecd45vrtwqa55))/pdf/Yojana/English/1965/Jul_Vol09_No14.pdf|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150225133145/http://yojana.gov.in/CMS/%28S%28d3srdvmjh2vecd45vrtwqa55%29%29/pdf/Yojana/English/1965/Jul_Vol09_No14.pdf|archive-date = February 25, 2015|url-status = dead}}</ref>

== Benefits ==
The Kherkatta Reservoir was built in hopes of benefiting the locals with better [[irrigation]] and cultivation systems. The reservoir consists of two major gates which release water every couple of years 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>

* Local water supply
* Distant water supply, if water is sent to cities via aqueducts
* Local source of [[fishing]] & [[boating]]
* [[Wildlife]] [[habitat]]
* Increased water pressure for those living in the valley
* Power generation
* Irrigation
* [[Flood]] water control

== Ichthyofaunal diversity ==
The survey for Ichthyofaunal diversity study in the Pakhanjore Reservoir of [[Kanker District]] was mainly focused on Ichthyofaunal diversity. 25 [[Species]] of [[fishes]] belonging to 5 orders 11 family and 20 genera was recorded during the study. [[Cyprinidae]] were most dominant group represent by 12 species, [[Siluridae]] with 2 species, [[Ophiocephalidae]] with 2 species, [[Bagridae]] 1 species, [[Mestacemballidae]] with 2 species, [[Saccobranchidae]] 1 species, [[Claridae]] 1 species, [[Centropomidae]] 1 species, [[Notopteridae]] 1 species, [[Gobiidae]] 1 species and [[Cichlidae]] 1 species. This was the first ever study on the fish diversity of reservoir and would help in explore the fish [[fauna]] of Pakhanjore Dam.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Biolife Journal|title=Ichthyofaunal Diversity of the Pakhanjore Dam|url=http://biolifejournal.com/335%20SUNIL%20MONDAL%20644-648.pdf|access-date=21 February 2015}}</ref>

== Low utilisation of developed water resources ==
The actual utilisation as compared with the designed potential is very poor, about 69%. The reason could be the low rainfall or the low maintenance of the canal system.
<ref>{{cite book|last1=Low Utilisation of Paralkot Dam|title=Water Resources|pages=9|url=http://www.enviscecb.org/Envis%20data%20sheet/WaterRes_SOE_Chhatisgarh.pdf|access-date=14 July 2015}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Dams in Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:Reservoirs in India]]
[[Category:Dams completed in 1964]]
[[Category:Earth-filled dams]]
[[Category:Kanker district]]
[[Category:1964 establishments in Madhya Pradesh]]

Kherkatta Reservoir - Revision history

>BrownHairedGirl at 23:13, 28 March 2021