Technical Details
- Length Total = 25.8 Kilometers
- Length = 4.8 Kilometers
- Artificial Lake = 743 Sq. Kilometers
- Irrigated Area (both crop) = 235477 Hectares
- Area lost in construction of Dam = 147,363 acres (596.36 km2)
- Power Generation = 307.5 MW
- Cost = Rs.100.02 crores (in 1957)
- Top dam level = R.L 195.680 Mtr
- F.R.L/ M.W.L = R.L 192.024 Mtr
- Dead storage level = R.L 179.830 Mtr
- Total quantity of earth work in Dam = 18,100,000 m³
- Total quantity of concrete = 1,070,000 m³
- Catchment = 83400 Sq. Kilometers
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