Ranjit Sagar Dam

Ranjit Sagar Dam
Location of Ranjit Sagar Dam
Country	India
Location	Pathankot
Coordinates	32°26′33″N 75°43′43″E / 32.44250°N 75.72861°E / 32.44250; 75.72861Coordinates: 32°26′33″N 75°43′43″E / 32.44250°N 75.72861°E / 32.44250; 75.72861
Status	Operational
Construction began	1981
Opening date	2001
Owner(s)	Punjab State Power Corporation
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, earth-fill
Impounds	Ravi River
Height	160 m (525 ft)
Length	617 m (2,024 ft)
Elevation at crest	540 m (1,772 ft)
Width (crest)	14 m (46 ft)
Width (base)	669.2 m (2,196 ft)
Dam volume	21,920,000 m3 (28,670,278 cu yd)[1]
Spillway type	Controlled-chute
Spillway capacity	24,637 m3/s (870,047 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity	3,280,000,000 m3 (2,659,139 acre·ft)
Active capacity	2,344,000,000 m3 (1,900,312 acre·ft)
Normal elevation	527.9 m (1,732 ft)
Power station
Commission date	2000[2]
Hydraulic head	121.9 m (400 ft) (max)[3]
Turbines	4 x 150 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity	600 MW

The Ranjit Sagar Dam, also known as the Thein Dam, is part of a hydroelectric project constructed by the Government of Punjab on the Ravi River in the state of Punjab. The project is situated near Pathankot city in Pathankot district of the state of Punjab. The project is the largest hydroelectric dam in the state of Punjab. The township where the site is located is called Shah pur Kandi Township. Feasibility studies for the project began in 1953 and geotechnical studies continued until 1980. Construction began in 1981, the generators were commissioned in 2000 and the project complete in March 2001.^[4]

The project is used for both irrigation purposes and power generation. It has an 600 Megawatt capacity. The dam is one of the highest earth-fill dams in India and has the largest diameter penstock pipes in the country. It is located upstream of the Madhopur Barrage at Madhopur.^[3]

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