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Chandil Dam was built across the Subarnarekha, in Bihar (later Jharkhand), as a part of the Subarnarekha Multipurpose Project.[1]
Geography
Location
Chandil Dam is located near Chandil, at Template:Coord. It is in Chandil block in Seraikela Kharsawan district of Jharkhand state, India.
Area overview
The area shown in the map has been described as "part of the southern fringe of the Chotanagpur plateau and is a hilly upland tract". 75.7% of the population lives in the rural areas and 24.3% lives in the urban areas.[2][3]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Subarnarekha Multipurpose Project
Subarnarekha Multipurpose Project, jointly sponsored by the governments of Bihar (later Jharkhand), Odisha and West Bengal, supported by a joint agreement signed in 1978. The main components of the project were Chandil Dam and Galudih Barrage across the Subarnarekha, Icha Dam and Kharkhai Barrage across the Kharkai, and associated canal network.[4]
The project
Chandil Dam has a length of Template:Convert (300.10 m earthen + 400 m concrete) and a height of a height of Template:Convert.[5] Gross Storage capacity of Chandil dam is 1500 million cubic meters (52.98 Tmcft) which is the largest among all Jharkhand dams[6]
Chandil Dam reservoir spreads over an area of Template:Convert.[4]
Tourism
Seraikela Kharsawan district administration states that the "dam is one of the most visited places of Jharkhand". The Dalma Hills overlook the dam. It is Template:Convert from Jamshedpur. In a nearby museum, 2,000 year old scripts on rock are on display.[7][8][9]
References
- ↑ Chandil Dam, Jharkhand – Location, Boating, Picnic Spot, Tourist Attraction & How to Reach. Welcome to Jamshedpur(2026-02-09). Retrieved 2026-02-19.
- ↑ Bihar District Gazetteers - Singhbhum. Secretariat Press, Bihar, Patna, 1958. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ↑ District Census Handbook, Seraikella Kharsawan, Series 21, Part XII A. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Subarnarekha Multipurpose Project. Jharkhand government. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ↑ Subarnarekha Multipurpose Project (Chandil Dam). Environmental Justice Atlas. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ↑ Register of Large dams, Central Water Commission and National Dam safety Authority New Delhi, Sep 2023,Important Dams of India, Project Information code:JH05HH0055
- ↑ Seraikela Kharsawan. District administration. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ↑ Chandil Dam. Incredible India. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ↑ Chandil Dam, Jharkhand – Location, Boating, Picnic Spot, Tourist Attraction & How to Reach. Welcome to Jamshedpur(2026-02-09). Retrieved 2026-02-19.