| Dharoi Dam | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Dharoi dam before monsoon | |
  Dharoi Dam | |
| Official name | Dharoi dam |
| Country | India |
| Location | Mehsana andSabarkantha districts |
| Coordinates | 24°0′16″N72°51′13″E / 24.00444°N 72.85361°E /24.00444; 72.85361 |
| Purpose | Irrigation and water supply |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1971 |
| Opening date | 1978 |
| Construction cost | ₹96 crore (equivalent to₹46 billion or US$530 million in 2023) |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Sabarmati River |
| Height (foundation) | 45.87metres (150 ft) |
| Length | 1,207metres (4,000 ft) |
| Spillways | 12 radial |
| Spillway type | Ogee |
| Spillway capacity | 21662 m3/s |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 908.6MCM[1] |
| Catchment area | 5,475square kilometres (5.9×1010 sq ft) |
| Surface area | 107square kilometres (1.2×109 sq ft) |
| Power Station | |
| Type | Conventional |
| Hydraulic head | 31.7metres (100 ft) |
| Installed capacity | 1.4 MW |
| Website Dharoi Dam | |
Dharoi Dam is agravity dam on theSabarmati River near Dharoi, Satlasana Taluka, andMehsana districts of northernGujarat inIndia. Completed in 1978, the dam is meant for irrigation, power generation andflood control.[2][3]
PoliticianVasant Parikh was the chief supporter of Dharoi dam and was instrumental in campaign for it. He did 9-day walk fromVadnagar toGandhinagar for the dam. He met then Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi inBombay (now Mumbai) andNew Delhi. The dam was approved and the foundation stone laid by Indira Gandhi in 1971.[4][5][6][7]
Total 19 villages partially and 28 villages fully submerged into the dam reservoir so they were relocated to new villages. Total land submerged under reservoir include 349.39hectares (863.4acres; 1.3490 sq mi) forest land, 2,727.55hectares (6,739.9acres; 10.5311 sq mi) wasteland, 7,489.87hectares (18,507.9acres; 28.9185 sq mi) cultivable land.[8]
It irrigated 31,393hectares (77,570acres; 121.21 sq mi) in 2007–08.[8] The planned command area was 61,085 hectares (150,940 acres; 235.85 sq mi).[9]
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