| Pathrala barrage | |
|---|---|
  Pathrala barrage Location of Pathrala barrage in India | |
| Official name | Pathrala barrage |
| Country | India |
| Location | Yamunanagar district,Haryana |
| Coordinates | 30°12′56″N77°23′39″E / 30.21556°N 77.39417°E /30.21556; 77.39417 |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1875 |
| Opening date | 1876; 150 years ago (1876) |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, earth-fill |
| Impounds | Somb river andWestern Yamuna Canal |
| Height | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Length | 460 m (1,510 ft) |
Pathrala Barrage (Hindi:पथराला बांध) is abarrage across theSomb river, located inYamuna Nagar District, in thestate ofHaryana,India.[1]
TheWestern Yamuna Canal, built in 1335 CE byFiruz Shah Tughlaq, excessive silting caused it to stop flowing in 1750 CE,British Raj] undertook a three-year renovation in 1817 byBengal Engineer Group, in 1832-33Tajewala Barrage dam at Yaumna was built to regulate the flow of water, in 1875-76 Pathrala barrage at Dadupur andSomb river dam downstream of canal were built, in 1889-95 the largest branch of the canalSirsa branch was constructed, the modernHathni Kund Barrage was built in 1999 to handle the problem of silting to replace the olderTajewala Barrage.[2]
The Western Yamuna Canal begins at the Hathnikund Barrage about 38 kilometres (24 mi) from Dakpathar and south ofDoon Valley. The canals irrigate vast tracts of land in the region inAmbala district,Karnal district,Sonepat district,Rohtak district,Jind district,Hisar district andBhiwani district.[2]
 | This article about a dam, floodgate or canal in India is astub. You can help Wikipedia byadding missing information. |