Chandil Dam was built across the Subarnarekha, in Bihar (later Jharkhand), as a part of the Subarnarekha Multipurpose Project.[1]
Geography
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Chandil Gamharia Range
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Kharkhai River
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Karkari River
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Subarnarekha River
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Chandil Dam
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Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary
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Kopali
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Kharsawan
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Seraikela
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Rajnagar
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Gobindpur
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Cities, towns and locations in Seraikela Kharsawan district in Kolhan Division M: municipality, R: rural/ urban centre, CT: census town, T: tourist centre Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
The area shown in the map has been described as "part of the southern fringe of the Chotanagpur plateau and is a hilly upland tract". 75.7% of the population lives in the rural areas and 24.3% lives in the urban areas.[2][3]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Subarnarekha Multipurpose Project
Subarnarekha Multipurpose Project, jointly sponsored by the governments of Bihar (later Jharkhand), Odisha and West Bengal, supported by a joint agreement signed in 1978. The main components of the project were Chandil Dam and Galudih Barrage across the Subarnarekha, Icha Dam and Kharkhai Barrage across the Kharkai, and associated canal network.[4]
The project
Chandil Dam has a length of 720.10m (2,362.5ft) (300.10 m earthen + 400 m concrete) and a height of a height of 56.5m (185ft).[5]
Gross Storage capacity of Chandil dam is 1500 million cubic meters (52.98 Tmcft) which is the largest among all Jharkhand dams[6]
Chandil Dam reservoir spreads over an area of 1,963 square kilometres (196,300ha).[4]
Tourism
Seraikela Kharsawan district administration states that the "dam is one of the most visited places of Jharkhand". The Dalma Hills overlook the dam. It is 22 kilometres (14mi) from Jamshedpur. In a nearby museum, 2,000 year old scripts on rock are on display.[7][8][9]
↑Register of Large dams, Central Water Commission and National Dam safety Authority New Delhi, Sep 2023,Important Dams of India, Project Information code:JH05HH0055
↑"Seraikela Kharsawan". Tourism-Tourist Places-Chandil Dam. District administration. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
↑"Chandil Dam". Incredible India. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
