Dharoi dam
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| Official name | Dharoi Water Resources Project |
| Country | India |
| Location | Mehsana and Sabarkantha districts |
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| Purpose | Irrigation & water supply |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1971 |
| Opening date | 1978 |
| Construction cost | Rs 960 Million |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Sabarmati River |
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| Spillways | 12 radial |
| Spillway type | Ogee |
| Spillway capacity | 21662 m3/s |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 907.88 MCM |
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| Power station | |
| Type | Conventional |
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| Installed capacity | 1.4 MW |
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Dharoi Dam is a gravity dam on the Sabarmati river near Dharoi, Mehsana district of northern Gujarat in India. Constructed in 1978, the dam is meant for irrigation, power generation and flood control.[1]
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19 villages partially and 28 villages fully submerged into its 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.[2]
It irrigated 31,393 hectares (77,570 acres; 121.21 sq mi) in 2007-08.[2]
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