Opening date 15 October 1955 Surface area 27.92 sq Km Length 4,535 m | Opened 15 October 1955 Height 49 m | |
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Konar dam hazaribagh jharkhand
Konar dam (Hindi: कोनार बांध) 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. The place has scenic beauty and has been developed as a recreational spot.
Contents
- Konar dam hazaribagh jharkhand
- Map of Konar Dam Jharkhand
- Konar dam hazaribagh
- DVC overview
- Transport
- References
Map of Konar Dam, Jharkhand
Konar Dam is 4,535 metres (14,879 ft) long and 48.77 metres (160.0 ft) high. The reservoir covers an area of 27.92 km2.
Konar dam hazaribagh
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. It suggested creation of an authority similar to that of the Tennessee Valley Authority in the United States. W.L.Voorduin, senior engineer of TVA prepared a preliminary report wherein he submitted an outline of a plan designed for achieving flood control, irrigation, power generation and navigation. As a result, Damodar Valley Corporation came into existence in 1948 for development and management of the basin as a whole. While 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.
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.
Transport
Konar Dam is located 41 kilometres (25 mi) south-east of Hazaribagh.