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Dharoi dam

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Country
  
Opening date
  
1978

Construction cost
  
960 million INR

Impound
  
Status
  
Operational

Length
  
1,207 m

Construction began
  
1971

Dharoi dam httpsgujnwrwsgujaratgovinmediafilesimage

Official name
  
Dharoi Water Resources Project

Purpose
  
Irrigation & water supply

Similar
  
Dantiwada Dam, Ukai Dam, Kadana Dam, Yeldari Dam, Kodasalli Dam

Dharoi dam


Dharoi Dam is a gravity dam on the Sabarmati river near Dharoi, Mehsana district of northern Gujarat in India. Constructed in 1978, the dam is meant for irrigation, power generation and flood control.

Contents

Map of Dharoi Dam, Dharoi, Gujarat 384360

About

19 villages partially and 28 villages fully submerged into its reservoir so they were relocated to new villages. Total land submerged under reservoir include 349.39 hectares (863.4 acres; 1.3490 sq mi) forest land, 2,727.55 hectares (6,739.9 acres; 10.5311 sq mi) wasteland, 7,489.87 hectares (18,507.9 acres; 28.9185 sq mi) cultivable land.

It irrigated 31,393 hectares (77,570 acres; 121.21 sq mi) in 2007-08.

References

Dharoi dam Wikipedia