Bheemgarh Dam

Bheemgarh dam or Bhimgarh, officially the Upper Wainganga (Sanjay Sarovar) Dam, is built across the Wainganga river in Chhapara tehsil of Seoni district of Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.^[1]

Bheemgarh Dam
Location of Bheemgarh Dam in India
Official name	Upper Wainganga dam
Country	India
Location	Seoni, Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates	22°22′34″N 79°39′43″E / 22.3761089°N 79.661879°E / 22.3761089; 79.661879
Purpose	Irrigation For Balaghat & Seoni District apart Drinking Water for Seoni, fisheries & Industries
Status	completed
Construction began	1972
Opening date	1984-85 partially open
Construction cost	14988.2 Lacs
Owner(s)	Water Resources Dept.M.P.
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earthen
Impounds	Wainganga River
Height	Maximum 42.67 meter
Length	3,871 m
Dam volume	5070 lacs cubic metre
Spillway capacity	It has sluice Gates.Size is 15.24 MX10.67 M X 10 Nos.It discharge 16700 Cubic Meter per Second. Spillway length 279.81 M
Reservoir
Creates	Sanjay Sarovar
Total capacity	5070 Lacs Cubic Meter
Active capacity	4100 Lacs Cubic Meter
Inactive capacity	970 Lacs Cubic Meter
Catchment area	2007.75 Square Kilometre
Surface area	5536.087 hector
Maximum length	Dam length 3.87 K.M.
Maximum water depth	Dam lowest water level 506.27 M from MSL & 523.34 M Top level from MSL
Normal elevation	Maximum height 42.67 Meter
Power Station
Commission date	2X 1200KW on main canal
Irrigable command area covered 81839 Hector;Total agriculture command area 136305 hector, Yearly irrigation capacity 105253 Hector

The structure is 3,871 m long.^[2]

The Bhimgarh Sanjay Sarovar Dam is located 43 km away from the Seoni. It is bounded by mountains from all sides.^[3]

In recent years, the reservoir has failed to fill.^[4]

References

1. . Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
2. . India Water Resources. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
3. "Bheemgarh Reservoir".
4. Dubey, Santosh (23 May 2017). "The Water Level of Bhimgarh Dam is Falling Rapidly" (in Hindi). Patrika Hindi News. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

External references

• . 12 April 2016. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016.
• . 20 August 2010. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
• . 20 August 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2017.