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Short Notes on the Dams of Jharkhand

This article discusses about the Dams of Jharkhand like Konar dam, Maithon dam, and Lorgara Dam.

A dam is a human-made structure primarily used to hold backwater. Dams are constructed for many purposes, including reservoir creation, flood prevention, irrigation, and hydroelectric power. Today, there are just about 50,000 enormous dams being used around the world. India has already constructed a huge number of several dams and water reservoirs, with approximately 4300 already-constructed large dams. Dams regulate the flow of rivers and streams. They also come in handy for preventing flash floods in low-lying lands and valleys. Over the years, dams have emerged useful for generating. In this article, we learn about the dams of Jharkhand, the uses of dams, and all about the Konar dam, Maithon dam and Lorgara dam.

Dams of Jharkhand

Jharkhand state accounts for the highest percentage of mineral resources in India. The state lies on Chota Nagpur Plateau, and many major rivers pass through Jharkhand.

Damodar Valley Corporation has a network of four major dams in Jharkhand. These include Maithon on the Barakar river, Tilaiya on the Barakar River, Konar Dam on the Konar river, and Panchet on the Damodar river.Maithon Dam, Dhanbad

The Dam is constructed on the Barakar river and has an underground power station. The Maithon dam is the largest dam in Jharkhand state, with a height of 165 ft. Maithon Dam has the biggest reservoir in Damodar Valley Corporation and its own underground power station, the first of its kind in South Asia.

S.No.	Name	Purpose	River	Nearest City	District	Basin	Status	Completion Year	Type	Length (m)	Max Height above Foundation (m)
1	Amanat Dam	Irrigation	Amanat	Daltenganj	Palamu	Ganga	Under Construction		Earthen	869	41
2	Anjanwa Dam	Irrigation	Anjanwa	Hazaribag	Hazaribagh	Ganga	Completed	1981	Earthen	1341.46	16.25
3	Anraj Dam	Irrigation	Arraj	Garhwa	Garhwa	Ganga			Earthen	731.52	27.74
4	Baksa/Buksa Dam	Irrigation	Baksa	Chatra	Chatra	Ganga	Completed	1982	Earthen	2667.67	18.78
5	Bandha/Baudha Dam	Irrigation	Agrawa/ Konar	Hazaribag	Hazaribagh	Ganga	Completed	1978	Earthen	609.26	15.85
6	Baranadi Dam	Irrigation		Dumka	Dumka	Ganga	Completed	1967	Earthen	220.98	19.51
7	Kans Dam	Irrigation	Kans	Gumla	Gumla	Brahmani and Baitarni	Under Construction		Earthen	1798.78	20.73
8	Kansjore Dam	Irrigation	Sankh	Simdega	Simdega	Brahmani and Baitarni	Under Construction		Earthen	1920	28
9	Karawani Dam	Irrigation	Dararika	Dumka	Dumka	Ganga		1967	Earthen	295.66	18.59
10	Katri Dam	Irrigation	South Koel	Gumla	Gumla	Brahmani and Baitarni	Under Construction		Earthen	1890	23.4
11	Kesho Dam	Irrigation	Kesho	Kodarma	Kodarma	Ganga	Under Construction		Earthen	2052	14.57
12	Khudia Dam	Irrigation	Khudia River	Baghmara	Dhanbad	Ganga		1971	Earthen	1227.12
13	Konar Dam	Irrigation	Konar	Hazaribag	Hazaribagh	Ganga	Completed	1955	Earthen / Gravity & Masonry	3806.65	48.77
14	Larwa Dam	Irrigation	Deo	Simdega	Simdega	Brahmani and Baitarni	Completed	1974	Earthen	366	14.8
15	Latratu Dam	Irrigation	North Karo	Ranchi	Ranchi	Brahmani and Baitarni	Completed	1988	Earthen	1219.5	39.329
16	Left Banki Dam	Irrigation	Left Banki	Garhwa	Garhwa	Ganga	Completed	1980	Earthen	1499.42	14.32
17	Lorgara Dam	Irrigation	Kharkhai	Saraikela Kharsawan	Saraikela-kharsawan	Subarnarekha	Completed	1985	Earthen	1055	14.63
18	Lotia Dam	Irrigation	Chondhi	Hazaribag	Hazaribagh	Ganga	Completed	1978	Earthen	762.2	19.74
19	Maithon Dam	Hydroelectric,Drinking / Water Supply	Barakar	Asansol	Dhanbad	Ganga	Completed	1957	Earthen	4426	56.08
20	Malay Dam	Irrigation	North Koel	Daltenganj	Palamu	Ganga	Completed	1985	Earthen	1684.15	28.8
21	Masanjor JH Dam	Hydroelectric,Irrigation	Mayurakshi or Mor	Dumka	Dumka	Ganga	Completed	1955	Earthen	630	36.9
22	Masaria Dam	Irrigation	Masaria	Gumla	Gumla	Brahmani and Baitarni	Completed	1983	Earthen	807.93	21.54
23	Murahir Dam	Irrigation		Dhalbhum	Purbi Singhbhum	Subarnarekha	Completed	1987	Earthen	597.56	25.3
24	Diggalpahari Dam	Irrigation	Ashabani River/Reshma Nala	Dumka	Dumka	Ganga		1975	Earthen	426.72	10.37
25	Garhi Dam	Irrigation	Garhi (Damodar)	Chatra	Chatra	Ganga	Under Construction		Earthen	1830	22.33
26	Getalsud Dam	Hydroelectric,Irrigation,,Drinking / Water Supply	Subarnarekha	Ranchi	Ranchi	Subarnarekha	Completed	1971	Earthen	3800	36.1
27	Ghaghra Dam	Irrigation	Ghaghra	Hazaribag	Hazaribagh	Ganga	Completed	1957	Earthen / Gravity & Masonry	94.51	19.82
28	Gonda Dam	Irrigation	Gonda	Hazaribag	Hazaribagh	Ganga	Completed	1954	Earthen	1006.09	13.41
29	Hatia Dam	Irrigation	Subarnarekha	Ranchi	Ranchi	Subarnarekha	Completed	1963	Earthen	4525	24

Maithon Dam, Dhanbad

Konar Dam

Konar Dam across the Konar river is the second multi-purpose dam of Damodar Valley Corporation in Jharkhand and has been developed as a recreational sport and tourism.

Conclusion

Jharkhand, the state of India is located in the northeastern part of the country. In this article, we learned about the dams of Jharkhand and the dams, as we know they often provide additional useful facilities. From this information, one can learn about the structure of these dams and their uses of it. And they can get the actual number of dams present in Jharkhand. Dams are water conservators who can play a major role in helping the farmers. And the government as well. By constructing dams, we can control floods and drought, which is very useful to maintain the natural balance. And further, by knowing these points, one can easily study the dams.

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