Garh Dam Reservoir

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Garh MIP (Bada Ektali Dam)
Garh dam is located at Latitude 21-17’ N and Longitude 86-03’ E constructed across Garh nallah, a tributary of Muhan nallah by connecting two hillocks on either side of the nallah near village Bada Ektali and Kendudihi of Anandapur Tahasil in Keonjhar district. The Construction of the project commenced during 1981 and completed in 1984. The project contemplates to provide irrigation to 830 ha in Khariff and 219 ha in Rabi. It is a homogeneous rolled fill earth dam of 637.71m length with ogee type ungated surplus escape of 50.29m on right flank. There are two nos. of H.Rs, one on left side at RD 58.70m and the other on right side at RD 668.66m having design discharge of 1.167 m3/sec and 0.17 m3/sec respectively. The catchment area intercepted at dam site is 21.50 km2. The spillway design flood is calculated using Dicken’s formula which works out to 194.00 m3/sec .