Bansagar
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Bansagar or Bāṇasāgar (बाणसागर) is a multipurpose river valley project on Son River in Madhya Pradesh, India envisaging both irrigation and hydroelectric power generation. The Bansagar Dam across Sone River is being constructed at village Deolond in Shahdol district on Rewa – Shahdol road, at a distance of 51.4 km from Rewa. The project has been named as “Bansagar” after Bana Bhatt, the renowned Sanskrit scholar of 7th century, who is believed to have hailed from this region in India. Bansagar Dam is located at Latitude 24-11-30 N and Longitude 81-17-15 E.
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[edit] Dam and Reservoir data
- Catchment area : 18648 km²
- Dam height : 67 metre
- Dam length : 1020 metre
- Dam type : Masonary/Earthen
- Spillway capacity : 47742 cumec
- Live storage : 5410 hm
- Submergence area : 587.54 km²
- Population affected : 250000 persons (54686 families)
- Villages submerged : 336
- Year of start : 1978
- Year of completion : 2006
[edit] Project benefits
The water sharing from Bansagar Dam is as under:
- Madhya Pradesh : 2.0 Maf (2467 hm)
- Uttar Pradesh : 1.0 Maf (1233 hm)
- Bihar : 1.0 Maf (1233 hm)
Bansagar will provide irrigation facility over an area of 2,490 km² in Madhya Pradesh, 1,500 km²; in Uttar Pradesh and 940 km² in Bihar. It also provides power generation of 425 MW in Madhya Pradesh.
[edit] Submergence of Bansagar
The Land under submergence of Bansagar at Full Reservoir Level (F.R.L 341.64 m.) is 587.54 km², out of which 40.73 km² is forest land, 175.90 km² revenue land 1.31 km² public land and 369.59 km² private land.
Total 336 villages have come under submergence of Bansagar Reservoir out of which 79 villages are fully submerged and rest 257 villages are under partial submergence.
[edit] Fully submerged villages
All the 79 fully submerged villages in Bansagar have been displaced and lost their geographical existence from the map. Some of historically important villages submerged fully are Ramnagar, Deorajnagar, Baraundha, Markandeya-ghat, Darbar etc. The district wise details of these submerged and lost villages are as under:
[edit] Satna district (48 villages)
Amjhori Dakshin, Baikona No.-2, Bela (Near Remar), Bamhauri (Bimhauri), Barauli, Baikona No.-1, Bara, Barsajaha, Bela Tiwari, Banneh, Chhirahai, Deoraj nagar, Dhol baja, Dala, Daga Kothar, Dighiya Khurd, Garehara, Gurha, Hinauta Khurd (Unumukt), Hinauta Khothar, Itma (Near Deoraj Nagar), Itma (Near Ram Nagar), Jarmani, Jirauha, Kusmaha, Khajura, Khajuri, Kauhara, Kareha bela, Kothar, Karahiya, Kalla Khurd, Kalla Kala, Ladwad No.-1, Ladwad No.-2, Mala Dabar, Mohari Khurd, Patha, Patehari, Poriya, Parariya, Pipari Dakshin, Rimar, Semariha, Semra, Singhpur, Semariya (Sanaga), Tilokawa
[edit] Shahdol district (22 villages)
Bodra, Barundha, Dhanedi Purva, Dhaneda, Dhanedi Pashchim, Dhanedi Vikram, Ghusira, Jamun Darhi, Jhirkona, Kusiara, Karahiya, Karri, Karaundiya Pashchim, Karaundiya Purva, Karaundiya Kothar, Kanbau, Kachhara Tola, Marha, Magaraha, Palwahi, Pahariya, Sonvarsha
[edit] Katni district (6 villages)
Amakola, Doli, Itahara, Kudri, Naubasta, Podi
[edit] Umaria district (3 villages)
Darbar, Sahijana, Hinauti
[edit] Dedicated to nation
The Bansagar Dam was dedicated to nation on 25 September 2006 by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister of India. The foundation of ambitious Bansagar project was laid by Late Prime Minister Morarji Desai on 14 May 1978.
[edit] see also
[edit] References
- Water Resources of Madhya Pradesh: Major Projects, Water Resources Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh, January 2006
- Hindustan Times, New Delhi: 26 September 2006
