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February 3rd, 2016, 09:02 AM
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Chambal Project
Hey buddy can you please tell about Chambal valley Project so that I can go through the information easily?
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February 3rd, 2016, 09:31 AM
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Re: Chambal Project
As per your demand I will help you here to get the information about Chambal valley Project so that you can have idea about it. The Chambal valley Project is a tributary of the Yamuna River in central India and forms part of the greater Gangetic drainage system of Rajasthan. The river flows north-northeast through Madhya Pradesh, running for a time through Rajasthan, then forming the boundary between Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh before turning southeast to join the Yamuna in Uttar Pradesh state Chambal project is a joint venture of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh state governments. It aims at judicious utilization of the water resources of the river for irrigation, power generation, soil conservation and economic devel¬opment of the region. The entire project has been completed in three stages. The first stage involves the construction of a masonry dam at the border of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, a barrage near Kota city The second stage consists of the construction of Ranapratap Sagar dam at Rawatbhata in Chittaurgarh district The third stage comprises the construction of a 45 m high and 336 m long gravity dam, known as the Jawahar Sagar dam The project covers four dam which come under the river The Gandhi Sagar dam The Rana Pratap Sagar dam The Jawahar Sagar Dam The Kota Barrage Origins of the River Tributaries left Banas, Mej right Parbati, Kali Sindh, Shipra Source Near Manpura location Janapao Hills, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India elevation 843 m (2,766 ft) coordinates 22°27′N 75°31′E Mouth Yamuna River location Sahon, Bhind (M.P.) and Etawah (U.P.), Madhya Pradesh, India elevation 122 m (400 ft) coordinates 26°29′20″N 79°15′10″ECoordinates: 26°29′20″N 79°15′10″E Length 960 km (596.5 mi) Basin 143,219 km2 (55,297.2 sq mi) Discharge average 456 m3/s (16,103 cu ft/s) max 2,074.68 m3/s (73,267 cu ft/s) min 58.53 m3/s (2,067 cu ft/s) |
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