Rihand Dam

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The Rihand Dam ( also called " Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar " ) is available in Pipri in Sonbhadra district in Mirzapur, India. It is located in the triangle of the states of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh on the river Rihand, a tributary of the Son The dam is named after the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Govind Ballabh Pant.

There are other rivers, temporarily or year-round flow in the reservoir: Kanchan, Mayar and Azir. The region around the lake around ie Singrauli and is known for its coal deposits. That's why there are a number of power plants around the lake.

Building data

The shut-off of Rihand Dam is a straight gravity dam made ​​of concrete with a length of 934 m and a maximum height of 91 m. It was from 1954 to 1962 built by Hindustan Construction Company and consists of 61 independent blocks with joints. At the foot of the dam is a power house, in the six turbines of the Francis type are installed, each with capacity of 50 MW. The water level at full reservoir pool ( the water level ) is at 268.22 meters above sea level and the reservoir will contain 10,600 million cubic meters of water. The intake structure is located between the blocks 28 and 33 The dam is located in a poor structural condition; therefore a speedy repair is planned. The construction of the dam resulted in forced resettlement of nearly 100,000 people.