Country India Construction cost 3539.16 Crores Catchment area 64,880 km² | Opening date 2007 Type of dam Gravity Height 33 m Construction began 2003 | |
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Operator Narmada Valley Development Authority Similar Indirasagar Dam, Omkareshwar, Madikheda Dam, Gandhi Sagar Dam, Bargi Dam | ||
The Omkareshwar Dam is a gravity dam on the Narmada River just upstream of Mandhata in Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is named after the Omkareshwar temple located just downstream. The dam was constructed between 2003 and 2007 with the purpose of providing water for irrigation of 132,500 ha (327,000 acres). An associated hydroelectric power station located at the base of the dam has an installed capacity of 520 MW.
Map of Omkareshwar Hydel Project, Omkareshwar, Madhya Pradesh 451115
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