Template:Infobox dam Bhavanisagar Dam or Lower Bhavani Dam, is an earthen dam located in Erode district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1] The dam is constructed on the Bhavani River.[2] The dam is situated some Template:Convert west of Sathyamangalam, and is Template:Cvt from Gobichettipalayam in Erode district.[3]
History
The Lower Bhavani Project was the first major irrigation project initiated in India, after independence, in 1948. It was completed by 1955 and opened for use in 1956.[2] M. A. Eswaran played a key role in getting the government approval for the construction of the dam.[4] The dam was constructed at a cost of Template:INRconvert.[2]
Dimensions
The dam is Template:Convert long by Template:Convert high. The full reservoir level is Template:Convert and the dam has a gross storage capacity of Template:Convert[2] or 32.81 Tmcft
Hydrography
Bhavanisagar dam is constructed on the Bhavani River. The dam receives water from two main catchment areas in the Western Ghats. The water is fed into the Bhavani River known as Upper Bhavani. The eastern catchment area includes the Upper Bhavani, Avalanche and Emerald lakes, Kundha, Gedhai, Pillur and Nellithurai . The western catchment area includes Portimund, Parson's valley, Pykara, Glenmorgan, Singara, Maravakandy, Moyar and Thengumarahada.[2] The dam is fed by both Southwest and Northeast monsoons.[2]
The dam feeds water into two canals, Lower Bhavani Project Canal and Kalingarayan Canal.[5][6] The Kalingarayan canal feeds Thadapalli and Arakkankottai channels and the LBP canal feeds the Thadapalli and Arakankottai channels.[7]
| Canal | Ayacut area |
|---|---|
| Lower Bhavani Project Canal | Template:Convert |
| Kalingarayan Canal | Template:Convert |
| Thadapalli and Arakankottai | Template:Convert |
Power generation
The dam has two hydroelectric power stations, one on the east bank canal and the other on the Bhavani River. Each has a capacity of Template:Convert for a total capacity of Template:Convert.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Tourist Information for Erode district. Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Uniqueness of Bhavanisagar dam. CSTI.
- ↑ Bhavanisagar dam. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ↑ Farmers thanked TN government for announcing statue for M A Eswaran. Retrieved 25 Jan 2025.
- ↑ Breach in LBP Canal plugged. The Hindu(27 November 2008). Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ↑ Large Scale Irrigation Systems. FAO. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ↑ Bhavani Sagar dam: farmers raise apprehension on water position. The Hindu(26 October 2015).
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