| Hathni Kund Barrage | |
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| Country | India |
| Location | Yamuna Nagar district |
| Coordinates | 30°18′50″N77°35′04″E / 30.31389°N 77.58444°E /30.31389; 77.58444 |
| Construction began | 1996 |
| Opening date | 1999 |
| Construction cost | Rs 168 crore |
| Owner | Haryana Irrigation Department |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Length | 360 m (1,181 ft) |
| Spillway type | 10 floodgates, 8 undersluices |
| Spillway capacity | 28,200 m3/s (995,874 cu ft/s) |
TheHathni Kund is a concretebarrage located on theYamuna River inYamuna Nagar district ofHaryana state,India. It was constructed between October 1996 and June 1999 for the purpose of irrigation. It replaced theTajewala Barrage 3 km (2 mi) downstream which was constructed in 1873 and is now out of service. The barrage diverts water into theWestern and Eastern Yamuna Canals. The small reservoir created by the barrage also serves as a wetland for 31 species of waterbird.[1]
Plans to replace the Tajewala Barrage had been in the works since the early 1970s but an agreement between the governments of Haryana andHimachal Pradesh (which share the water it diverts) was not made until July 1994.[2] Although the barrage was completed in late 1999, it was not operational until March 2002 because of work delays.[3] The barrage is 360 m (1,181 ft) long and itsspillway is composed of ten mainfloodgates along with five undersluices on its right side and three on its left. The maximum discharge of the barrage is 28,200 m3/s (995,874 cu ft/s) (1 in 500 year flood).[4]
Due to this barrage, 90% of the river volume is diverted leaving only 10% in the original bed flow.[5]
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