Konar Dam

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]

Konar Dam
Konar Dam
Location of Konar Dam (marked in red) in Jharkhand
Location	Hazaribagh District, Jharkhand, India
Coordinates	23°56′28″N 85°46′30″E
Opening date	15 October 1955
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Konar River
Height	48.77 metres (160.0 ft)
Length	4,535 metres (14,879 ft)
Reservoir
Surface area	27.92 sq Km
Power Station
Operator(s)	Damodar Valley Corporation

Geography

16km
9.9miles

B

I

H

A

R

g

Mohana
River

f

Damodar
River

e

Bokaro
River

d

Konar
River

c

Barsoti River

b

Barakar River

0

CCL
Hazaribagh Area

0

CCL Argada Area

0

CCL Barka
Sayal Area

0

CCL Amrapali
& Chandragupta Area

HS

Surajkund hot spring

D

Konar
Dam

T

Hazaribagh
Wildlife Sanctuary

CT

Urimari

CT

Religara

CT

Meru

CT

Konra

CT

Gidi

CT

Dari

CT

Cherra

CT

Chauparan

CT

Charhi

CT

Bishnugarh

CT

Barhi

M

Hazaribagh

R

Tati Jhariya

R

Padma

R

Nagar Barsot

R

Khapriaon

R

Keredari

R

Katkamsandi

R

Katkamdag

R

Ichak

R

Gorhar

R

Daru

R

Churchu

R

Chalkusha

R

Barkatha

R

Barkagaon

   

Cities, towns and locations in Hazaribagh district in North Chotanagpur Division
Some census towns and locations around Hazaribagh city have been shown in the Hazaribagh City map
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: tourist centre, D: dam, HS: hot spring
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Konar Dam is located at 23°56′28″N 85°46′30″E.

Konar Dam is 4,535 metres (14,879 ft) long and 48.77 metres (160.0 ft) high. When full, the reservoir covers an area of 27.92 km².^[3]. The dam maintained and operated by DVC has a effective storage of 176 MCM (million cubic meters) or 6.2 Tmcft^[4]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

DVC overview

Survey work at Konar Dam site in 1949

Damodar Basin

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 41 kilometres (25 mi) south-east of Hazaribagh.^[1]