Dharoi dam

Dharoi Dam is a gravity dam on the Sabarmati River near Dharoi, Satlasana Taluka, and Mehsana districts of northern Gujarat in India. Completed in 1978, the dam is meant for irrigation, power generation and flood control.^[2][3]

Dharoi Dam
Dharoi dam before monsoon
Dharoi Dam
Official name	Dharoi dam
Country	India
Location	Mehsana and Sabarkantha districts
Coordinates	24°0′16″N 72°51′13″E
Purpose	Irrigation and water supply
Status	Operational
Construction began	1971
Opening date	1978
Construction cost	₹96 crore (equivalent to ₹46 billion or US$540 million in 2023)
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Sabarmati River
Height (foundation)	45.87 metres (150 ft)
Length	1,207 metres (4,000 ft)
Spillways	12 radial
Spillway type	Ogee
Spillway capacity	21662 m3/s
Reservoir
Total capacity	908.6 MCM[1]
Catchment area	5,475 square kilometres (5.9×1010 sq ft)
Surface area	107 square kilometres (1.2×109 sq ft)
Power Station
Type	Conventional
Hydraulic head	31.7 metres (100 ft)
Installed capacity	1.4 MW
Website Dharoi Dam

History

Politician Vasant Parikh was the chief supporter of Dharoi dam and was instrumental in campaign for it. He did 9-day walk from Vadnagar to Gandhinagar for the dam. He met then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in Bombay (now Mumbai) and New Delhi. The dam was approved and the foundation stone laid by Indira Gandhi in 1971.^[4][5][6][7]

Features

Video of Dharoi dam

Total 19 villages partially and 28 villages fully submerged into the dam 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.^[8]

Its left bank canal is 29.5 km long while right bank canal is 43.5 km long. They were completed in 1984.^[9]

It irrigated 31,393 hectares (77,570 acres; 121.21 sq mi) in 2007–08.^[8] The planned command area was 61,085 hectares (150,940 acres; 235.85 sq mi).^[10]