Konar Dam is the second of the four multi-purpose dams included in the first phase of the Damodar Valley Corporation. It was constructed across the Konar River, a tributary of the Damodar River in Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand and opened in 1955.[1] The place has been developed as a recreational spot.[2]
Geography
Location
Konar Dam is located at Template:Coord.
Konar Dam is Template:Convert long and Template:Convert high. When full, the reservoir covers an area of 27.92 km2.[3] The dam maintained and operated by DVC has an effective storage of 176 MCM (million cubic meters) or 6.2 Tmcft[4]
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DVC overview
As a result of the catastrophic flood of 1943, the Governor of Bengal appointed the Damodar Flood enquiry committee to suggest remedial measures.Damodar Valley Corporation came into existence in 1948 for development and management of the basin as a whole. Voorduin envisaged the construction of eight dams and a barrage, but it was later decided to have only four dams, at Tilaiya, Konar, Maithon and Panchet, and Durgapur Barrage.[5]
The first dam was built across the Barakar River at Tilaiya and inaugurated in 1953. The second dam across the Konar River was inaugurated in 1955. The third dam across the Barakar at Maithon was inaugurated in 1957. The fourth dam across the Damodar at Panchet was inaugurated in 1959.[6]
Transport
Konar Dam is located Template:Convert south-east of Hazaribagh.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Konar Dam. india9.com. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
- ↑ India - A Travel Guide{{#if:Dr. B.R. Kishore|, Dr. B.R. Kishore}. Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd(2008). ISBN 9788128400674
- ↑ DVC. DVC. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
- ↑ Central Water commission New Delhi, National Register of Large Dams, 2019 Ed, Project code:JH05HH0005
- ↑ Hydrology and Water Resources of India{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Springer(16 May 2007). ISBN 9781402051807
- ↑ Damodar Valley Corporation. DVC. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
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